Great Bend - Sunflower— 81.6 MW Natural Gas
Great Bend - Sunflower is an 81.6 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Sunflower Electric Power Corp since 1963. Ranked #1013 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 81.6 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' 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 Great Bend - Sunflower 52.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Larned (16.4 MW, Oil), Hoisington (14 MW, Gas), and Ellinwood (8.5 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Kansas, approximately 200 km west of Wichita.
63 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,389. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #11,061 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,444 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
63 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Sunflower Electric Power Corp operates 7 plants totalling 1,108 MW
29 plants within 100 km, 2,538 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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