# McPherson 2

SPP asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/mcpherson-2

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 1305 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- natural gas: 143.60000000000002 MW operating nameplate
- petroleum: 71.2 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T02:12:40.665346+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -97.68335, 38.363411
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2022-06-19 12:38:13+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:24.377308+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

McPherson 2 is the Power Plant 2 peaking station of the McPherson Board of Public Utilities on West Avenue A in McPherson, Kansas. BPU owns, operates and maintains dual-fuel combustion turbines there, including a frame 7B unit rated at 50 MW that came online in 1973.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 214.8 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 1305 — plant-1305

## Facts

- **Technology:** Petroleum Liquids, Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- **Operator:** McPherson Board of Public Utilities

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** McPherson Board of Public Utilities — owner ([source](https://www.mcphersonpower.com))
- **Offtaker / power marketer:** Evergy — offtaker ([source](https://www.evergy.com))
- **Market participant / balancing authority:** Southwest Power Pool — balancing_authority ([source](https://www.spp.org))

## Sources

- [mcphersonpower.com](https://www.mcphersonpower.com/2016/03/investing-in-our-infrastructure-power-plant-2-project/) — mcphersonpower.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [mcphersonpower.com](https://www.mcphersonpower.com/energy-portfolio/) — mcphersonpower.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Website: [McPherson Board of Public Utilities](https://www.mcphersonpower.com)

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