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Power plants planned and retiring in Oklahoma

5,181 MWOklahoma planned power plant capacity

Oklahoma plans 5,181 MW, 15% of its 34,422 MW in service (26th of 51). 2,485 MW is being built or tested; natural gas leads at 2,994 MW.

Oklahoma: planned against running

Oklahoma planned, by fuel

  • Solar 1,536 MW (30%)
  • Storage 651 MW (13%)
  • Natural gas 2,994 MW (58%)

Oklahoma operating, by fuel

  • Solar 1,185 MW (3%)
  • Storage 674 MW (2%)
  • Wind 13,741 MW (40%)
  • Natural gas 14,628 MW (42%)
  • Coal 3,219 MW (9%)
  • Hydro 846 MW (2%)
  • Oil 54 MW (0%)
  • Other 76 MW (0%)

When Oklahoma capacity arrives and leaves

MW due online and retiring in Oklahoma, 2026 to 2030: 4 rows
YearOklahoma planned MWOklahoma retiring MW
20261816No data
20271146No data
20292219No data
2030No data106

4 rows from EIA-860M.

CSV

Oklahoma projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.

Where the Oklahoma projects are

Oklahoma counties with planned power plants, darker for more MWDeweyGradyMuskogeeMayesComancheOklahomaLe FlorePayneStephensDelawareTexasPawnee

Oklahoma: 12 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.

Filter Oklahoma planned projects

Filter the 17 planned project lines in Oklahoma.

5,181 MW across 17 project lines, 15% of the 34,422 MW operating in Oklahoma.

  • Comanche (OK), Comanche: 1,270 MW natural gas, online 2029
  • Horseshoe Lake, Oklahoma: 448 MW natural gas, online 2026
  • Horseshoe Lake, Oklahoma: 448 MW natural gas, online 2029
  • GREC, Mayes: 416 MW natural gas, online 2026
  • Ripley Energy Center, Payne: 411 MW natural gas, online 2027

What the Oklahoma numbers say

Oklahoma runs 34,422 MW today. The planned list would add 5,181 MW (15%) while 122 MW (0%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, Oklahoma has 5,181 MW due online and 106 MW due to retire there.

Oklahoma planned mix: 42% solar, storage and wind, 58% natural gas. Oklahoma stages: 2,485 MW under construction or in testing, 524 MW permits received, not started, 2,172 MW early planning, no approvals started. Oklahoma retired 407 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 2,775 MW on the canceled or postponed list.

Oklahoma capacity by fuel and status

Oklahoma capacity by fuel
Oklahoma fuelOperating MWPlanned MWRetiring MWRetired MWCanceled in Oklahoma, MW
Solar1,1851,536––84
Storage674651–––
Wind13,741––1201,017
Natural gas14,6282,99410627739
Coal3,219–––1,635
Hydro846––––
Oil54––8–
Other76–161–
All fuels34,4225,1811224072,775

Oklahoma counties with the most planned capacity

Oklahoma counties by planned MW
Oklahoma countyPlanned, MWGeneratorsLargest fuel
Comanche County1,2704Natural gas
Oklahoma County8964Natural gas
Mayes County6162Natural gas
Stephens County4582Solar
Payne County4111Natural gas
Le Flore County4002Storage
Dewey County2512Storage
Muskogee County2501Solar
Grady County2501Solar
Pawnee County2001Storage

Largest planned projects in Oklahoma

Oklahoma largest planned projects
Oklahoma plantCountyFuelStageDueMW
Comanche (OK)ComancheNatural gasEarly planning, no approvals started20291,270
Horseshoe LakeOklahomaNatural gasUnder construction or in testing2026448
Horseshoe LakeOklahomaNatural gasPermits received, not started2029448
GRECMayesNatural gasUnder construction or in testing2026416
Ripley Energy CenterPayneNatural gasUnder construction or in testing2027411
Roy SolarStephensSolarUnder construction or in testing2027258
High Spring Solar EnergyMuskogeeSolarEarly planning, no approvals started2027250
Rumble SolarGradySolarUnder construction or in testing2026250
Rush Springs SolarStephensSolarUnder construction or in testing2026200
Solstice Solar LLCLe FloreStorageEarly planning, no approvals started2029200

Oklahoma against its neighbors

Oklahoma: planned MW equal 15% of operating. Bordering states: Arkansas plans 35% of what it runs (20 points above Oklahoma); Colorado plans 29% of what it runs (14 points above Oklahoma); Kansas plans 11% of what it runs (4 points below Oklahoma); Missouri plans 16% of what it runs (1 points above Oklahoma); New Mexico plans 20% of what it runs (5 points above Oklahoma); Texas plans 48% of what it runs (33 points above Oklahoma).

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Sources

EIA-860M inventory for Oklahoma: 325 operating generators, 17 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.

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Questions

Oklahoma: how much new power plant capacity is planned?

5,181 MW, 15% of the 34,422 MW Oklahoma runs. 2,485 MW is being built or tested in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma: what kind of power plants are planned?

Natural gas leads Oklahoma with 2,994 of 5,181 planned MW.

Oklahoma: which power plants are retiring?

122 MW of Oklahoma units have a retirement date, of which 0 MW is coal and 106 MW natural gas.

Will Oklahoma get all the planned plants?

Not necessarily. Oklahoma has 2,775 MW canceled or postponed, and 407 MW (natural gas the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.

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