SOONER
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,138 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Noble County
- Operator
- OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1979
- EIA plant ID
- 6095
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,755 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 18%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 36.4530, -97.0530
SOONER, a 1,138 MW Coal power plant in Noble County, Oklahoma. Operated by OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO, commissioned 1979.
How SOONER compares
With 1,138 MW of capacity, SOONER ranks 7th among the 73 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oklahoma and 3rd of the 7 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 17% of Oklahoma's operating Coal capacity and 4.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 101st-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1979, it is older than 58% 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.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 1,138 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 1,755 GWh in 2024 (an 18% capacity factor), down 35% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1979 and 1980.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is SOONER (345 kV), about 0.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 171 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PONCA CITY (134 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
Weather peril exposure
SOONER is a 1,138 MW coal power plant in Noble County, OK, operated by OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO, commissioned in 1979. Noble County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.7 of 5 at the 93rd national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 96th 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.
Noble County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.94 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.77 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 94th | 4.7 of 5 | 9.6 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 17.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 51.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 5.9 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 9.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Noble 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 Noble 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.