1st largest plant in Oklahoma · 123rd nationally
Muskogee is a natural gas power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 1,716 MW. It generates roughly 1.8M MWh per year — enough to power about 171,903 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 12% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1855 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 (1,716 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 | Muskogee |
|---|---|
| Operator | Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co |
| City | Fort Gibson |
| County | Muskogee County |
| State | Oklahoma |
| ZIP | 74434 |
| Coordinates | 35.76135, -95.28732 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 572 MW | Operating | 1977 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 572 MW | Operating | 1978 |
| 6 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 572 MW | Operating | 1984 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 173 MW | Retired | 1956 |
| CO₂ | 1.7M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2.2k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 1.8k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1855 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.