Osborne — United States of America
Oil power plant in Kansas, United States of America. Approximate location 39.442, -98.6903.
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Osborne is a 7.1 MW oil power plant in Kansas, United States of America. It is operated by City of Osborne - (KS). Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 5.3k homes (estimated). It ranks #6171 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1970, it is around 56 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, oil supplies about 0.7% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0001315.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 7.1 MW, Osborne is around the median oil plant in United States of America (7.2 MW). Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of United States of America oil capacity
- less than 0.1% of 40,022 MW across 902 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 116 of 877 dated oil plants in United States of America are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by City of Osborne - (KS).
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 39.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 17% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 59/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #456 largest oil power plant of 902 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 902 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 40,022 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Beloit · Oil · 19.3 MW · Kansas
- Stockton · Gas · 6 MW · Kansas
- Russell Energy Center · Gas · 15 MW · Kansas
- Russell Downtown · Gas · 15.7 MW · Kansas
- Prairie Horizon Agri Energy · Gas · 1.7 MW · Kansas
- Lincoln · Oil · 10.1 MW · Kansas
Location
Coordinates 39.442, -98.6903 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Osborne?
Osborne is a 7.1 MW oil power plant in Kansas, United States of America, commissioned in 1970.
Who operates Osborne?
Osborne is operated by City of Osborne - (KS).