3rd largest plant in Oklahoma · 156th nationally
Northeastern is a natural gas power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 1,478 MW. It generates roughly 3.5M MWh per year — enough to power about 332,361 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 27% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1971 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 (1,478 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 | Northeastern |
|---|---|
| Operator | Public Service Co Of Oklahoma |
| City | Oologah |
| County | Rogers County |
| State | Oklahoma |
| ZIP | 74053 |
| Coordinates | 36.43170, -95.70080 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 473 MW | Operating | 1970 |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 473 MW | Operating | 1979 |
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 473 MW | Retired | 1980 |
| 1A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 179 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 1B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 179 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 170 MW | Operating | 1961 |
| IC1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 4.5 MW | Operating | 1980 |
| CO₂ | 3.4M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 3.2k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 3.0k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1971 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.