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20.7 MW Natural Gas operating in Butler, KS
20.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Technology
1968
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.6859, -96.9650
County
Butler, KS
Nearby Plants
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Request a demo →| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Augusta - (KS) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Augusta - (KS) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Augusta Electric Plant No 2 is a natural gas-fired power plant located in Butler County, Kansas. The plant has a total capacity of 20.7 MW across four natural gas internal combustion engine generators. It began operating in 1968 and is owned and operated by the City of Augusta, Kansas. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
In the most recent year with available data, Augusta Electric Plant No 2 generated 1,605 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.9%. The plant is ranked 26th out of 53 power plants in Kansas and 1306th out of 1963 plants nationally.
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ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool (SWPP)
Grid Voltage
12.47 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
105 MWh
Latest Month
1.6K MWh
Annual Generation
0.9%
Capacity Factor
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1919 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
40 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.053 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.041 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.005 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.7%
Annual Net Gen
1 GWh
CO₂eq
1921 lb/MWh
Subregion
SPP North
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $20.0M
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Nearest Substation
Augusta Electric Plant No 2
Substation Distance
0 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
WR_KP_AUGICN1
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Location Type
Settlement Location
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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