114th largest plant in Oklahoma · 4410th nationally
Cushing is a natural gas power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 24.6 MW. It generates roughly 575 MWh per year — enough to power about 54 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 4022 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Cushing |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Cushing - (Ok) |
| City | Cushing |
| County | Payne County |
| State | Oklahoma |
| ZIP | 74023 |
| Coordinates | 35.98260, -96.77568 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.3 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| 10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.5 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 1956 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 1956 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 1956 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Out of Service | 1949 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 1939 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.5 MW | Operating | 1936 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.5 MW | Operating | 1936 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.5 MW | Operating | 1936 |
| CO₂ | 1.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 25 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 4022 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| 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.