123rd largest plant in Oklahoma · 6341st nationally
Buzzard Flop is a natural gas power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 7.5 MW.
| Plant Name | Buzzard Flop |
|---|---|
| Operator | Peoples Electric Cooperative |
| City | Calvin |
| County | Hughes County |
| State | Oklahoma |
| ZIP | 74531 |
| Coordinates | 34.85530, -96.22909 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| 170 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| 171 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.