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Gardner Energy Center39.2 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

Gardner Energy Center is a 39.2 MW gas and oil power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Gardner since 1989. Ranked #1222 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, Gardner's 39.2 MW accounts for 0.01% of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Gardner 108.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Hawthorn (1,046.2 MW, Coal), Lawrence Energy Center (517 MW, Coal), and Evergy Northeast Power Plant (490.2 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Kansas, approximately 50 km from the city of Kansas City.

Capacity
39.2 MW
Commissioning Year
1989

37 years old

Owner
City of Gardner - (KS)
Location
38.8308°, -94.8903°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,247. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,405 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,904 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

37 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Gardner - (KS) operates 1 plants totalling 39 MW

Regional density

46 plants within 100 km, 10,851 MW combined

Nearest plant: West Gardner (9.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.830800, -94.890300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
75.7 Kt
155 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.80 Mt
Over 37 years of operation
Past Retirement
2019
7 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
16.5K
cars per year
10.1K
homes per year
3.4M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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