21st largest plant in Oklahoma · 932nd nationally
Tulsa is a natural gas power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 348 MW. It generates roughly 214.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 20,411 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 7% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1570 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 (348 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 | Tulsa |
|---|---|
| Operator | Public Service Co Of Oklahoma |
| City | Tulsa |
| County | Tulsa County |
| State | Oklahoma |
| ZIP | 74102 |
| Coordinates | 36.11649, -95.99097 |
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 | 170 MW | Operating | 1956 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 170 MW | Operating | 1958 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 95.0 MW | Retired | 1948 |
| IC1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 8.2 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| CO₂ | 168.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 377 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1570 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.