How many natural gas power plants are planned in SPP?

Developers have proposed 105 natural gas power plants in SPP with 35 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 SPP?

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 SPP?

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 SPP

Developers have proposed 105 natural gas power plants in SPP with 35 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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See operating natural gas power plants in SPP

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned natural gas power plants in SPP are expected online in 2030 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 SPP

Planned, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	Location	Expected online	Capacity
1	Creek Thermal	Creek County, Oklahoma	2032	1,400 MW
2	Harrison Thermal	Harrison County, Texas	2031	1,350 MW
3	Bossier Parish Thermal	Bossier Parish, Louisiana	2031	1,350 MW
4	Pittsburgh Thermal	Pittsburgh County, Oklahoma	2031	1,045 MW
5	Gaines Thermal	Gaines County, New Mexico	2028	1,003 MW
6	Morris Thermal	Morris County, Texas	2028	915 MW
7	Labette Thermal	Labette County, Kansas	2030	910 MW
8	Harrah Thermal	Harrah County, Oklahoma	2030	779 MW
9	Missouri Thermal	Missouri County, Missouri	2029	779 MW
10	Stanton Thermal	Stanton County, North Dakota	2030	750 MW

Planned natural gas power plants expected online soonest in SPP

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Natural gas power plant	Location	Expected online	Capacity
1	Harrah Thermal	Harrah County, Oklahoma	2026	492 MW
2	Hale Thermal	Hale County, Texas	2026	203 MW
3	Luther Thermal	Luther County, Oklahoma	2027	186 MW
4	Greene Thermal	Greene County, Missouri	2027	145 MW
5	Abernathy Thermal	Abernathy County, Texas	2027	217 MW
6	Bloomfield Thermal	Bloomfield County, New Mexico	2027	60 MW
7	Hallsville Thermal	Hallsville County, Texas	2027	513 MW
8	Sioux Center Thermal	Sioux Center County, Iowa	2028	6 MW
9	Sioux Center Thermal	Sioux Center County, Iowa	2028	6 MW
10	Sarpy County Thermal	Sarpy County, Nebraska	2028	273 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 SPP

How many natural gas power plants are planned in SPP?: Developers have proposed 105 natural gas power plants in SPP with 35 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 SPP?: 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 SPP?: 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.