How many natural gas power plants are planned in Oklahoma?

Developers have proposed 38 natural gas power plants in Oklahoma with 14 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in Oklahoma?

Creek Thermal in Creek County, Oklahoma is the largest planned, at 1,400 MW. It is expected to come online in 2032.

Who is developing natural gas power plants in Oklahoma?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Planned natural gas power plants in Oklahoma

Developers have proposed 38 natural gas power plants in Oklahoma with 14 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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See operating natural gas power plants in Oklahoma

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned natural gas power plants in Oklahoma are expected online in 2029 than in any other year

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Planned natural gas power plants by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned natural gas power plants in Oklahoma

Planned, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Creek Thermal	Creek County	2032	1,400 MW
2	Pittsburgh Thermal	Pittsburgh County	2031	1,045 MW
3	Harrah Thermal	Harrah County	2030	779 MW
4	Lawton Thermal	Lawton County	2029	744 MW
5	Lawton Thermal	Lawton County	2029	744 MW
6	Oklahoma Thermal	Oklahoma County	2032	744 MW
7	Anadarko Thermal	Anadarko County	2030	690 MW
8	Oologah Thermal	Oologah County	2029	510 MW
9	Harrah Thermal	Harrah County	2029	496 MW
10	McClain Thermal	McClain County	2030	496 MW

Planned natural gas power plants expected online soonest in Oklahoma

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Harrah Thermal	Harrah County	2026	492 MW
2	Luther Thermal	Luther County	2027	186 MW
3	Ripley Energy Center	Payne County	2027	419 MW
4	Sperry Thermal	Sperry County	2028	200 MW
5	Tulsa Thermal	Tulsa County	2028	100 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about natural gas power plants in Oklahoma

How many natural gas power plants are planned in Oklahoma?: Developers have proposed 38 natural gas power plants in Oklahoma with 14 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in Oklahoma?: Creek Thermal in Creek County, Oklahoma is the largest planned, at 1,400 MW. It is expected to come online in 2032.
Who is developing natural gas power plants in Oklahoma?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.