REDBUD POWER PLANT

How REDBUD POWER PLANT compares

With 1,434 MW of capacity, REDBUD POWER PLANT ranks 4th among the 73 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oklahoma and 2nd of the 23 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 10% of Oklahoma's operating Natural Gas capacity and 5.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 32nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2004, it is newer than 62% of the 72 operating Oklahoma plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO, runs 10 operating plants in Oklahoma totaling 8,515 MW. It shares Oklahoma County with 2 other operating plants, HORSESHOE LAKE and POWERSMITH COGENERATION PROJECT.

EIA-860 lists 8 generators at the site with 1,434 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 5,123 GWh in 2024 (a 41% capacity factor), up 30% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is REDBUD (345 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 1,312 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is HORSESHOE LAKE (974 MW, Natural Gas).

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