KIAMICHI ENERGY FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 1,370 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Pittsburg County
- Operator
- KIOWA POWER PARTNERS LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2003
- EIA plant ID
- 55501
- Generators
- 6
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 5,314 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 44%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.6836, -95.9341
KIAMICHI ENERGY FACILITY, a 1,370 MW Natural Gas power plant in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. Operated by KIOWA POWER PARTNERS LLC, commissioned 2003.
How KIAMICHI ENERGY FACILITY compares
With 1,370 MW of capacity, KIAMICHI ENERGY FACILITY ranks 5th among the 73 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oklahoma and 3rd of the 23 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.8% of Oklahoma's operating Natural Gas capacity and 5.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 36th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 58% of the 72 operating Oklahoma plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 1,370 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 5,314 GWh in 2024 (a 44% capacity factor), up 10% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is PITTSBURG (345 kV), about 0.9 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, under 0.1 miles away.
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
KIAMICHI ENERGY FACILITY is a 1,370 MW natural gas power plant in Pittsburg County, OK, operated by KIOWA POWER PARTNERS LLC, commissioned in 2003. Pittsburg County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 88th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 96th 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.
Pittsburg County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Very High | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 6.8 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 6.3 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 58.1 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 24.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 3.9 |
Perils not assessed in Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg 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.