FORT DODGE
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 149 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Ford County
- Operator
- SUNFLOWER ELECTRIC POWER CORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1969
- EIA plant ID
- 1233
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 105 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 8%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 37.7329, -99.9505
FORT DODGE, a 149 MW Natural Gas power plant in Ford County, Kansas. Operated by SUNFLOWER ELECTRIC POWER CORP, commissioned 1969.
How FORT DODGE compares
With 149 MW of capacity, FORT DODGE ranks 23rd among the 115 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kansas and 7th of the 53 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.9% of Kansas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 610th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1969, it is older than 56% 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 Ford County with 3 other operating plants, including IRONWOOD WIND and SPEARVILLE.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 149 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas steam turbine technology. Net generation was 105 GWh in 2024 (an 8% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 595 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is IRONWOOD WIND (168 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
FORT DODGE is a 149 MW natural gas power plant in Ford County, KS, operated by SUNFLOWER ELECTRIC POWER CORP, commissioned in 1969. Ford County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.8 of 5 at the 95th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 96th 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.
Ford County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 10.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 11.1 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 45.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 14th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.96 |
Perils not assessed in Ford 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 "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Ford 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.