WELEETKA
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 163 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Okfuskee County
- Operator
- PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF OKLAHOMA
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1963
- EIA plant ID
- 2966
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 4.3 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 0.4%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.3243, -96.1356
WELEETKA, a 163 MW Natural Gas power plant in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. Operated by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF OKLAHOMA, commissioned 1963.
How WELEETKA compares
With 163 MW of capacity, WELEETKA ranks 28th among the 73 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oklahoma and 17th of the 23 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.2% of Oklahoma's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 588th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1963, it is older than 80% 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.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 110 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 163 MW). Net generation was 4.3 GWh in 2024 (a 0.4% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 1963 and 1976.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF OKLAHOMA, under 0.1 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
WELEETKA is a 163 MW natural gas power plant in Okfuskee County, OK, operated by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF OKLAHOMA, commissioned in 1963. Okfuskee County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.8 of 5 at the 95th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 99th 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.
Okfuskee County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 99th | 4.9 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 9.4 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 8.0 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 54.8 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 5.7 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 25.1 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.76 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Okfuskee 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 Okfuskee 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.