TULSA

How TULSA compares

With 348 MW of capacity, TULSA ranks 19th among the 73 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oklahoma and 13th of the 23 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.5% of Oklahoma's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 415th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1956, it is older than 86% 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 RIVERSIDE and GREEN COUNTRY ENERGY LLC.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 348 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas steam turbine technology. Net generation was 385 GWh in 2024 (a 13% capacity factor), up 47% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1956 and 1967.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is RIVERSIDE (345 kV), about 9.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 3,326 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 2.5 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