Kingfisher

🛢 OilElectric Utility9 MW capacity

121st largest plant in Oklahoma · 6014th nationally

Kingfisher is a oil power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 9.1 MW. It generates roughly 210 MWh per year — enough to power about 20 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1691 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%0%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity9 MWnameplate
Annual Generation210 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂178metric tons

Location

Plant NameKingfisher
OperatorCity Of Kingfisher - (Ok)
CityKingfisher
CountyKingfisher County
StateOklahoma
ZIP73750
Coordinates35.85750, -97.92770

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasOilWind

Generators (5)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
5Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas3.1 MWOperating1970
3Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas2.8 MWOperating1965
4Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas1.3 MWOperating1959
IC1Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas1.1 MWOperating1954
IC2Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.8 MWOperating1954

Emissions (annual)

CO₂178 metric tons
NOₓ3 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1691 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,690 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionMRO
Balancing AuthoritySouthwest Power Pool

About Oil plants

Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.

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