MCPHERSON 3
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 116 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- McPherson County
- Operator
- CITY OF MCPHERSON - (KS)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1998
- EIA plant ID
- 7515
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 14.5 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 1.4%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 38.3898, -97.6103
MCPHERSON 3, a 116 MW Natural Gas power plant in McPherson County, Kansas. Operated by CITY OF MCPHERSON - (KS), commissioned 1998.
How MCPHERSON 3 compares
With 116 MW of capacity, MCPHERSON 3 ranks 27th among the 115 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kansas and 8th of the 53 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.0% of Kansas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 653rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1998, it is newer than 63% of the 113 operating Kansas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CITY OF MCPHERSON - (KS), runs 2 operating plants in Kansas totaling 330 MW. It shares McPherson County with one other operating plant, MCPHERSON 2.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 116 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 14.5 GWh in 2024 (a 1.4% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: MCPHERSON 2 (215 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
MCPHERSON 3 is a 116 MW natural gas power plant in McPherson County, KS, operated by CITY OF MCPHERSON - (KS), commissioned in 1998. McPherson County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.2 of 5 at the 79th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low 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.
McPherson County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 11.7 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.97 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 12.7 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 7.0 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.3 of 5 | 0.92 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 10.2 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 48.0 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in McPherson 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 McPherson 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.