118th largest plant in Oklahoma · 5364th nationally
Little Dixie is a natural gas power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 12.5 MW.
| Plant Name | Little Dixie |
|---|---|
| Operator | Peoples Electric Cooperative |
| City | Centrahoma |
| County | Coal County |
| State | Oklahoma |
| ZIP | 74534 |
| Coordinates | 34.59385, -96.29049 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| 147 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| 148 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| 159 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| 160 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| 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.