CHANUTE 2
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 64 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Neosho County
- Operator
- CITY OF CHANUTE
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1965
- EIA plant ID
- 1268
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 24.6 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 4.4%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 37.6951, -95.4585
CHANUTE 2, a 64 MW Natural Gas power plant in Neosho County, Kansas. Operated by CITY OF CHANUTE, commissioned 1965.
How CHANUTE 2 compares
With 64 MW of capacity, CHANUTE 2 ranks 39th among the 115 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kansas and 14th of the 53 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.7% of Kansas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 762nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1965, it is older than 61% of the 113 operating Kansas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CITY OF CHANUTE, runs 2 operating plants in Kansas totaling 99 MW. It shares Neosho County with 3 other operating plants, including CHANUTE 3 and ERIE ENERGY CENTER.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 64 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 24.6 GWh in 2024 (a 4.4% capacity factor), down 90% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1965 and 2002.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, about 2.7 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 89 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CHANUTE 3 (35 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
CHANUTE 2 is a 64 MW natural gas power plant in Neosho County, KS, operated by CITY OF CHANUTE, commissioned in 1965. Neosho County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.8 of 5 at the 71st national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 89th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Neosho County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 5.3 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.38 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 15.6 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 8.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 6.7 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 53.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Neosho County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Neosho County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.