RIVERSIDE
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 1,122 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Tulsa County
- Operator
- PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF OKLAHOMA
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1974
- EIA plant ID
- 4940
- Generators
- 5
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,349 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 14%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.9975, -95.9574
RIVERSIDE, a 1,122 MW Natural Gas power plant in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Operated by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF OKLAHOMA, commissioned 1974.
How RIVERSIDE compares
With 1,122 MW of capacity, RIVERSIDE ranks 9th among the 73 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oklahoma and 5th of the 23 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 8.1% of Oklahoma's operating Natural Gas capacity and 4.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 72nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1974, it is older than 63% 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 Tulsa County with 4 other operating plants, including GREEN COUNTRY ENERGY LLC and TULSA.
EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 1,122 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas steam turbine technology. Net generation was 1,349 GWh in 2024 (a 14% capacity factor), up 64% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1974 and 2008.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is RIVERSIDE (345 kV), about 0.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 2,553 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ONETA ENERGY CENTER (1,214 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is 321 S Boston Ave in Tulsa, about 10.9 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
RIVERSIDE is a 1,122 MW natural gas power plant in Tulsa County, OK, operated by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF OKLAHOMA, commissioned in 1974. Tulsa County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.6 of 5 at the 64th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 83rd 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.
Tulsa County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Very High | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Strong wind | Very High | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 6.8 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 9.0 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 49th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 54.1 |
| Tornado | Very High | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.68 |
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 26.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 9.2 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Tulsa 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 Tulsa 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.