HUGO
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 446 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Choctaw County
- Operator
- WESTERN FARMERS ELEC COOP, INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1982
- EIA plant ID
- 6772
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,406 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 36%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.0160, -95.3213
HUGO, a 446 MW Coal power plant in Choctaw County, Oklahoma. Operated by WESTERN FARMERS ELEC COOP, INC, commissioned 1982.
How HUGO compares
With 446 MW of capacity, HUGO ranks 17th among the 73 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oklahoma and 5th of the 7 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.5% of Oklahoma's operating Coal capacity and 1.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 169th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1982, it is older than 56% of the 72 operating Oklahoma plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, WESTERN FARMERS ELEC COOP, INC, runs 4 operating plants in Oklahoma totaling 1,376 MW.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 446 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 1,406 GWh in 2024 (a 36% capacity factor), up 74% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
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: INTERNATIONAL PAPER VALLIANT OK (68 MW, Biomass).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
HUGO is a 446 MW coal power plant in Choctaw County, OK, operated by WESTERN FARMERS ELEC COOP, INC, commissioned in 1982. Choctaw County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.4 of 5 at the 84th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 98th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Choctaw County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.53 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 5.0 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 23.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 5.0 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 59.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.89 |
Perils not assessed in Choctaw 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 Choctaw 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.