Sooner
Coal power plant in Noble County, Oklahoma. 1,138 MW of nameplate capacity across 2 generators, operated by Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.
Also known as Sooner Power Station · EIA plant 6095
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 1,138 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 2 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- November 1979First generator online
- Operator
- Oklahoma Gas & Electric CoEIA operator ID 14063
- Grid
- SPPBalancing authority SWPP
- Price nodes
- 2 SPP nodesResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Noble County, OK36.4531, −97.0528
- EIA plant ID
- 6095EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Sooner produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
2.91 TWh
2,907,449 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
29.2%
2024: 17.6%
January to July 2026
1.23 TWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
1.0–5.6
TWh a year. Low 2023, high 2015
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,258,912 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2001 | 7,305,994 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2002 | 6,953,110 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 7,200,022 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2004 | 6,509,452 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 7,135,081 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 6,288,120 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 6,509,805 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 7,685,081 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 6,557,945 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 5,996,488 | 60.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 6,828,800 | 68.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 5,766,753 | 57.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 5,971,706 | 59.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 5,893,941 | 59.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 5,621,453 | 56.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 4,073,448 | 40.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 3,583,975 | 36.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 4,446,699 | 44.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 3,609,927 | 36.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 2,387,650 | 23.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 3,194,686 | 32.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 2,689,342 | 27.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 988,025 | 9.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 1,755,096 | 17.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 2,907,449 | 29.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 1,232,216 | 21.3% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · SPPEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDCO₂, 2025
3.46M
US short tons. 2024: 2.10M
SO₂, 2025
306
US short tons
NOx, 2025
2,158
US short tons
CO₂ per MWh, calculated
1.19 t
About 2,382 lb per MWh
2 of 2 EPA units reported CO₂ in 2025 (1, 2), matched to EIA plant 6095 through the EPA–EIA crosswalk. The per-MWh rate is EPA CO₂ divided by EIA-923 net generation. The two reporting boundaries can differ.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSWithdrawal, 2024
250,551
million gallons
Consumption, 2024
7,049
million gallons
Source
Sooner Lake
Surface, Fresh. Recirculating with cooling pond
Watershed stress
Severe · 0.928
USGS SUI, HUC12 Greasy Creek
12 of 12 cooling months report withdrawal. SUI of the HUC12 containing the plant. Cooling-pond plants report water circulated through the pond as withdrawal, so withdrawal is far above consumption. Blank volumes are unreported, not zero.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 569.0 | November 1979 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | 569.0 | December 1980 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Generation potential vs reported
Monthly potential at seasonal net capability, next to EIA-923 output. Shows how much of the plant's capability was used.
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Questions about Sooner
How much power does Sooner produce?
Sooner reported 2,907,449 MWh (2.91 TWh) of net generation in 2025, a 29.2% capacity factor on 1,138 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 1.23 TWh, which is provisional.
Where is Sooner?
Sooner is in Noble County, Oklahoma, at 36.4531, −97.0528. It is in the Southwest Power Pool balancing area (SWPP).
Who operates Sooner?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co as the operator (EIA operator ID 14063). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Sooner start operating?
Its first generator began operating in November 1979, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Sooner?
Yes. InfraMap has SPP day-ahead and real-time prices at 2 price nodes linked to Sooner, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- EPA CAMPD annual emissions through the EPA–EIA crosswalk, 1995 to 2025
- SPP day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- EIA-923 cooling water 2024 and the USGS surface water supply and use index, Water years 2010-2020 (Oct 2009 to Sep 2020), mean of monthly values
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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