37th largest plant in Oklahoma · 1221st nationally
Skeleton Creek Energy Center Hybrid is a wind power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 250 MW. It generates roughly 919.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 87,528 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 42% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Skeleton Creek Energy Center Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Operator | Skeleton Creek Energy Center |
| City | Carrier |
| County | Garfield County |
| State | Oklahoma |
| ZIP | 73727 |
| Coordinates | 36.52143, -98.03436 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCBAT | Batteries | Battery | 252 MW | Planned | — |
| SCSOL | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 250 MW | Planned | — |
| SKC | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 250 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.