Electric generating plantEIA plant no. 68009

Saltbranch 2

Type
Solar Photovoltaic
Nameplate capacity
73.0 MW
Units
1
Operator
Leeward Asset Management, LLC
Location
Tulsa, Mayes County, Oklahoma
Rated 111th largest in Oklahoma · 3385th of 14,017 in the U.S. · by nameplate

Saltbranch 2 is a solar power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 73.0 MW.

The 73.0 MW is nameplate capacity: the most this plant's generators are rated to produce, not what it actually generates. EPA eGRID reports no positive net generation for it this year.

How it works

A solar farm

DCAC1panels turn light into DC current2inverters make AC3to the grid
  1. Silicon cells in each panel turn sunlight directly into direct current (DC). Nothing moves; nothing burns.
  2. Inverters convert DC into the alternating current (AC) the grid uses.
  3. A substation raises the voltage and sends it onto transmission lines.

Why the numbers look like this: panels make nothing at night and less in winter, so even a well-placed U.S. solar farm averages around a quarter of its nameplate over a year. Watch the monthly bars: they swell in summer and shrink in December.

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

Natural GasHydroelectricSolar

Location

AddressTbd
CityTulsa
CountyMayes County
StateOklahoma
ZIP74361
Coordinates36.33157, -95.22931
OperatorLeeward Asset Management, LLC

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelNameplate capacityStatusOnline
SB12Solar PhotovoltaicSolar73.0 MWApproved—

Grid context

NERC RegionMRO
Balancing AuthoritySouthwest Power Pool

About Solar plants

Utility-scale solar farms convert sunlight directly into electricity using photovoltaic panels. They produce zero direct emissions and have no fuel cost, but generation is variable — peaking at midday and falling to zero at night. Capacity factors typically run 18–28% in good locations.

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