134th largest plant in Oklahoma · 8622nd nationally
Waynoka Gas Processing Plant is a natural gas power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 3.9 MW. It generates roughly 16.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,604 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 49% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1130 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Waynoka Gas Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent West Ok Llc |
| City | Alva |
| County | Woods County |
| State | Oklahoma |
| ZIP | 73717 |
| Coordinates | 36.65100, -98.76560 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| G2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| G3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| CO₂ | 9.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 218 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1130 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.