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EIA plant 2965

Tulsa · Tulsa · OK

Tulsa

Operated by Public Service Co of Oklahoma

Annual generation384,535 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNG, DFOCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Tulsa?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

36.116492, -95.990974

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Steam Turbine340 MW represented
TechnologyPetroleum Liquids8.2 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

114,215
24,633
326,264
428,306
551,256
635,415
753,548
852,051
955,112
1028,172
1122,505
1213,058

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
114,215
24,633
326,264
428,306
551,256
635,415
753,548
852,051
955,112
1028,172
1122,505
1213,058

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
114,215 MWh
24,633 MWh
326,264 MWh
428,306 MWh
551,256 MWh
635,415 MWh
753,548 MWh
852,051 MWh
955,112 MWh
1028,172 MWh
1122,505 MWh
1213,058 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
2Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG170OP
4Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG170OP
IC1Petroleum LiquidsDFO8.2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2965
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Arkansas River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 9 has the highest recorded value (55,112 MWh) and 2 the lowest (4,633 MWh). Their difference is 50,479 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 8.2 (IC1) to 170 (2, 4). The difference is 161.8 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
2Natural Gas Steam Turbine170.0164.0164.013.0
4Natural Gas Steam Turbine170.0158.0158.013.0
IC1Petroleum Liquids8.28.38.38.3

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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