101st largest plant in Oklahoma · 2786th nationally
Tinker is a natural gas power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 82.0 MW. It generates roughly 21.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,056 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Tinker |
|---|---|
| Operator | Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co |
| City | Oklahoma City |
| County | Oklahoma County |
| State | Oklahoma |
| ZIP | 73145 |
| Coordinates | 35.41472, -97.37345 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 48.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 48.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 5A | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 41.0 MW | Operating | 1971 |
| 5B | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 41.0 MW | Operating | 1971 |
| NOₓ | 103 metric tons |
|---|
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.