CLIFTON
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 88 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Washington County
- Operator
- SUNFLOWER ELECTRIC POWER CORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1974
- EIA plant ID
- 8037
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 6.3 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 0.8%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.6128, -97.2781
CLIFTON, an 88 MW Natural Gas power plant in Washington County, Kansas. Operated by SUNFLOWER ELECTRIC POWER CORP, commissioned 1974.
How CLIFTON compares
With 88 MW of capacity, CLIFTON ranks 35th among the 115 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kansas and 10th of the 53 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.3% of Kansas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 709th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1974, it is newer than 51% of the 113 operating Kansas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SUNFLOWER ELECTRIC POWER CORP, runs 7 operating plants in Kansas totaling 1,000 MW. It shares Washington County with one other operating plant, WASHINGTON.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 88 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 6.3 GWh in 2024 (a 0.8% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by WESTAR ENERGY INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 254 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CLOUD COUNTY WIND FARM (201 MW, Wind).
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
CLIFTON is an 88 MW natural gas power plant in Washington County, KS, operated by SUNFLOWER ELECTRIC POWER CORP, commissioned in 1974. Washington County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.3 of 5 at the 83rd national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 99th 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.
Washington County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Very Low | 99th | 4.9 of 5 | 10.7 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 4.9 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 8.3 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 46.6 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 11.8 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 41st | 2.7 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Washington 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 |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Washington 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.