22nd largest plant in Oklahoma · 938th nationally
Spring Creek Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 346 MW. It generates roughly 184.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 17,579 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 6% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1585 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Spring Creek Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| City | Edmond |
| County | Logan County |
| State | Oklahoma |
| ZIP | 73025 |
| Coordinates | 35.74220, -97.65500 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT01 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 86.5 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| CT02 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 86.5 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| CT03 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 86.5 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| CT04 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 86.5 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| CO₂ | 146.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 32 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1585 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.