Quindaro — United States of America
Oil power plant in Kansas, United States of America. Approximate location 39.1492, -94.6381.
OilKansasUnited States of AmericaOCGT
Quindaro is a 131.4 MW oil power station in Kansas, United States of America. It is operated by City of Kansas City - (KS). Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 99k homes (estimated). It ranks #2431 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1975, it is around 51 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 USA0001295.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 383 MW for Quindaro power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 131.4 MW, Quindaro is well above the median oil plant in United States of America (7.2 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. 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
- Generation trend
- 820 GWh in 2013 and 28 GWh in 2018 (−97%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2014: 1,072 GWh; 2017: 10 GWh
- Share of United States of America oil capacity
- 0.3% of 40,022 MW across 902 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 201 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 Kansas City - (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 39.1°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 7% 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: 53/100 — 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #53 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
- Quindaro power station · Coal · 239.1 MW · Kansas
- BPU Solar Farm · Solar · 1 MW · Missouri
- Nearman Creek · Coal · 365 MW · Missouri
- Nearman Creek power station · Coal · 261 MW · Kansas
- Grand Ave Plant · Gas · 5 MW · Missouri
- Kaw · Gas · 165.7 MW · Kansas
Location
Coordinates 39.1492, -94.6381 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Quindaro?
Quindaro is a 131.4 MW oil power plant in Kansas, United States of America, commissioned in 1975.
Who operates Quindaro?
Quindaro is operated by City of Kansas City - (KS).