69th largest plant in Oklahoma · 2092nd nationally
Frontier is a natural gas power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 131 MW. It generates roughly 644.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 61,346 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 56% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 970 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (131 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Frontier |
|---|---|
| Operator | Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co |
| City | Oklahoma City |
| County | Oklahoma County |
| State | Oklahoma |
| ZIP | 73179 |
| Coordinates | 35.44221, -97.64769 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 87.2 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| ST01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 44.2 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| CO₂ | 312.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 280 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 970 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.