5th largest plant in Oklahoma · 181st nationally
Kiamichi Energy Facility is a natural gas power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 1,370 MW. It generates roughly 5.0M MWh per year — enough to power about 478,522 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 42% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 965 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 (1,370 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 | Kiamichi Energy Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kiowa Power Partners Llc |
| City | Kiowa |
| County | Pittsburg County |
| State | Oklahoma |
| ZIP | 74553 |
| Coordinates | 34.68310, -95.93490 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 317 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| STG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 317 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 184 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 184 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| CTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 184 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| CTG4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 184 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tenaska Oklahoma I Lp | Omaha, NE | 9900.0% |
| Tenaska Oklahoma Inc | Omaha, NE | 65.0% |
| Tc Oklahoma Gp Llc | Omaha, NE | 35.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 2.4M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 12 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 707 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 965 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 | TRE |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Electric Reliability Council Of Texas, Inc. |
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.