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327.2 MW Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle (268 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (60 MW) operating in Cherokee, KS
327.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
6
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
1988
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.0726, -94.6987
County
Cherokee, KS
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Empire District Electric Co | Empire District Electric | — |
| Owner(s) | Empire District Electric Co | Algonquin Power & Utilities | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Riverton power plant is a 327.2 MW natural gas-fired facility located in Cherokee County, Kansas. It began operating in 1988 and consists of six generators utilizing both combined cycle and combustion turbine technologies. The plant is owned by Algonquin Power & Utilities, a Canadian company, and operated by Empire District Electric Co. Riverton is a hybrid plant and ranks as the 8th largest in Kansas out of 16 plants, and 614th nationally out of 945.
In the most recent year of data, Riverton generated 1,336,903 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 46.6%. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $802.12 per kW, with data sourced from FERC filings.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool (SWPP)
Grid Voltage
161.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
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78.3K MWh
Latest Month
1.3M MWh
Annual Generation
46.6%
Capacity Factor
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CO₂ Intensity
898 lb/MWh
NOx
0.196 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.005 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.016 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.002 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
43.6%
Annual Net Gen
1147 GWh
CO₂eq
899 lb/MWh
Subregion
SPP North
Gas turbine · The Empire District Electric Company · Data from 2017–2024
$893/kW
Installed Cost
$11/kW
Annual CapEx
$29.9/MWh
Operating Cost
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
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Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Riverton
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
EDERIV453UN12_1_
Pricing Hub
SPPNORTH_HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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