University of Oklahoma
Natural gas power plant · Cleveland County, Oklahoma
Nameplate capacity
19 MW
Rank in Oklahoma
#124
of 147 plants
In service since
1949
August 1949
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- University of Oklahoma
- County
- Cleveland County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Oklahoma
- #29 of 33
- EIA plant code
- 50307
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 7.5 MW | 7.5 MW | 1964 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 4.3 MW | 4.3 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 2.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 1949 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 2.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 1949 | Operating |
| GEN5 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2001 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Oklahoma
| Cushing | Natural gas | 25 MW |
| Buffalo Bear LLC | Wind | 19 MW |
| Reworld Tulsa | Other | 17 MW |
| Little Dixie | Natural gas | 13 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 19 MW solar plant and a 19 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Oklahoma power plants · What Oklahoma actually generates