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Great Bend - Sunflower81.6 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

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.

Capacity
81.6 MW
Commissioning Year
1963

63 years old

Owner
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Location
38.4100°, -98.8689°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

63 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Sunflower Electric Power Corp operates 7 plants totalling 1,108 MW

Regional density

29 plants within 100 km, 2,538 MW combined

Nearest plant: Hoisington (14.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.410000, -98.868900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
157.6 Kt
322 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
9.93 Mt
Over 63 years of operation
Past Retirement
1993
33 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
34.3K
cars per year
21.0K
homes per year
7.2M
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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