McPherson 2

McPherson 2 — 215 MW hybrid plant, McPherson County, KS · Ask the Grid

Generation and physical site

EIA plant 1305 · Inventory for Aug 2026.

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Natural gas: 143.6 MW
Petroleum: 71.2 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

Generator records (4)

EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for McPherson 2
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
GT1	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Operating	72.4	Unknown
GT2	Petroleum Liquids	Operating	71.2	Unknown
GT3	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Operating	71.2	Unknown
1	Natural Gas Steam Turbine	Retired	32	Unknown

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 38.36304, -97.68340
Filed location · EIA: 38.36341, -97.68335

Sources and observation dates

Inventory source: EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)
EIA reporting month: Aug 2026
EIA retrieved: Oct 10, 2026
OSM extract: Oct 8, 2026
OSM last mapped edit: Jun 19, 2022
Map prepared: Oct 10, 2026
Field verification: Not reported

Reporting month describes the inventory. Retrieval and map preparation describe processing; an OSM edit does not establish an in-service date.

EIA source inventory

Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
GT1	72.4 MW 50.5 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jun 1973	Operating
GT2	71.2 MW 51.7 MW summer	Petroleum Liquids Disillate Fuel Oil · GT	Jun 1976	Operating
GT3	71.2 MW 52.1 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jun 1979	Operating

Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

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AssetOwner / operatorMarket / regulator

Parties and identifiers

OrganizationRoleBasis

McPherson Board of Public UtilitiesOwner / operatorowner

EvergyOfftaker / power marketerofftaker

Southwest Power PoolMarket participant / balancing authoritybalancing_authority

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

City of McPherson - (KS)

Entity 12208

Operating portfolio

2 plants

1 states

Reported capacity

330.4 MW

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine · Petroleum Liquids

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
McPherson 2Current	214.8 MW	KS
McPherson 3	115.6 MW	KS

Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

1973
1973
Power Plant 2 generator comes onlinemcphersonpo...
A frame 7B dual-fuel combustion turbine rated at 50 MW.
Jun 1973
Jun 1973
Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GT1 with this operating date.
Jun 1976
Jun 1976
Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GT2 with this operating date.
Jun 1979
Jun 1979
Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GT3 with this operating date.
2014
2014
BPU fleet joins Southwest Power Pool dispatchmcphersonpo...
Starts and operating hours increased dramatically.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-860 generator inventoryFederal registry

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-923 generation filingsFederal filing

mcphersonpower.commcphersonpower.compublic_source

Common questions about McPherson 2

Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.

How big is McPherson 2?

McPherson 2 reports 143.6 MW natural gas + 71.2 MW petroleum of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Aug 2026.

What kind of plant is McPherson 2?

McPherson 2 is a Petroleum Liquids, Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine facility in McPherson County, KS, participating in the SPP market.

Where is McPherson 2 located?

McPherson 2 is in McPherson County, KS, inside the SPP balancing area.

Who operates McPherson 2?

McPherson 2 is operated by City of McPherson - (KS) according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does McPherson 2 generate?

McPherson 2 reported 15.2 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does McPherson 2 compare to other plants?

By capacity, McPherson 2 ranks #314 of 829 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #5 of 17 in KS.

Co-located assets

Plants within 25 km, nearest first, regardless of technology. Proximity is straight-line distance between mapped plant coordinates; it does not by itself establish a shared point of interconnection.

McPherson 3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine116 MW6.9 km LindsborgSolar PhotovoltaicSolar Photovoltaic1 MW23 km

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