80th largest plant in Oklahoma · 2303rd nationally
Weleetka is a natural gas power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 110 MW. It generates roughly 7.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 679 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Weleetka |
|---|---|
| Operator | Public Service Co Of Oklahoma |
| City | Weleetka |
| County | Okfuskee County |
| State | Oklahoma |
| ZIP | 74880 |
| Coordinates | 35.32330, -96.13520 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 53.0 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 53.0 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 53.0 MW | Retired | 1976 |
| IC1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 4.0 MW | Operating | 1963 |
| NOₓ | 68 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.