Power plant · Kansas, United States
Clifton Power Plant
Clifton Power Plant is a gas power plant in Kansas, United States, with 87.5 MW of capacity, owned by Sunflower Electric Power Corp.
Grid connection
It is due to retire in 2028, which frees up an 88 MW grid connection at 115 kV to the grid of Sunflower Electric Power Corp.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Kansas | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1974 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Sunflower Electric Power Corp | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sunflower Electric Power Corp | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 87.5 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Sunflower Electric Power Corp | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 115 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2028 (87.5 MW retiring, 2 units, planned retirement reported to eia) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.6125, -97.2778 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Clifton is the 11th-largest of 11 power plants in Kansas and the 959th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 87.5 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 11th of 11 | 8,308 MW | 1.1% |
| United States | 959th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,773rd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Ceramics Clay Pits | Mine | — | Operating | 33 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from Sunflower Electric Power Corp
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- Lawrence Energy Center517 MW
- Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLC470 MW
- Murray Gill349 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
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