GOODMAN ENERGY CENTER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 76 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Ellis County
- Operator
- MIDWEST ENERGY INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56497
- Generators
- 12
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Net generation (2024)
- 92.9 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 10%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 38.9305, -99.3619
GOODMAN ENERGY CENTER, a 76 MW Natural Gas power plant in Ellis County, Kansas. Operated by MIDWEST ENERGY INC, commissioned 2008.
How GOODMAN ENERGY CENTER compares
With 76 MW of capacity, GOODMAN ENERGY CENTER ranks 37th among the 115 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kansas and 12th of the 53 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.0% of Kansas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 737th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2008, it is newer than 75% of the 113 operating Kansas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, MIDWEST ENERGY INC, runs 3 operating plants in Kansas totaling 96 MW.
EIA-860 lists 12 generators at the site with 104 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas internal combustion engine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 76 MW). Net generation was 92.9 GWh in 2024 (a 10% capacity factor), down 5% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2008 and 2016.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by MIDWEST ENERGY INC, under 0.1 miles away.
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
GOODMAN ENERGY CENTER is a 76 MW natural gas power plant in Ellis County, KS, operated by MIDWEST ENERGY INC, commissioned in 2008. Ellis County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.6 of 5 at the 89th national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 93rd 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.
Ellis County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 5.0 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 4.9 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 11.3 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 9.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.65 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.98 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 45.3 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Ellis 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 Ellis 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.