Great Bend - Sunflower
A 81.6 MW natural gas power plant in Barton, Kansas, owned by Sunflower Electric Power Corp, commissioned in 1963.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 1235Natural Gas
Nameplate capacity
81.6 MW
Primary fuel
Natural Gas
Commissioned
1963
Owner
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Location
Barton, Kansas
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
51.9 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Natural Gas Steam Turbine
Units
1
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -0.8 | |
| 2016 | -0.2 | |
| 2017 | 0.4 | |
| 2018 | -0.7 | |
| 2019 | 0.3 | |
| 2020 | -0.4 | |
| 2021 | -1 | |
| 2022 | 17.3 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 51.9 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoisington | Natural Gas | 10.9 MW | ~14 km |
| Ellinwood | Natural Gas | 8.5 MW | ~26 km |
| Larned | Oil | 16.4 MW | ~33 km |
| La Crosse | Oil | 7.5 MW | ~41 km |
| St John | Oil | 6.8 MW | ~47 km |
| Russell Downtown | Natural Gas | 15.7 MW | ~54 km |
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