COMANCHE
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 294 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Comanche County
- Operator
- PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF OKLAHOMA
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1962
- EIA plant ID
- 8059
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 501 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 19%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.5437, -98.3244
COMANCHE, a 294 MW Natural Gas power plant in Comanche County, Oklahoma. Operated by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF OKLAHOMA, commissioned 1962.
How COMANCHE compares
With 294 MW of capacity, COMANCHE ranks 23rd among the 73 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oklahoma and 16th of the 23 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.1% of Oklahoma's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 465th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1962, it is older than 83% of the 72 operating Oklahoma plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF OKLAHOMA, runs 6 operating plants in Oklahoma totaling 4,535 MW. It shares Comanche County with 2 other operating plants, BLUE CANYON WINDPOWER II and BLUE CANYON WIND FARM.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 294 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 501 GWh in 2024 (a 19% capacity factor), up 76% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1962 and 1974.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is LAWTON EAST SIDE (345 kV), about 4.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF OKLAHOMA, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: BLUE CANYON WINDPOWER (99 MW, Wind).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
COMANCHE is a 294 MW natural gas power plant in Comanche County, OK, operated by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF OKLAHOMA, commissioned in 1962. Comanche County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.3 of 5 at the 82nd national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 93rd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Comanche County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 5.4 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 11.5 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 50.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 56th | 3.3 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 14.9 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 8.2 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 29th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Comanche County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Comanche County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.