Kaw Hydro
Kay County, Oklahoma · EIA plant ID 7545 · Operator: Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority
Nameplate37MWSummer 30 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation79GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor31%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1989
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 106.3 | 42.1% | — |
| 2002 | 69.5 | 27.5% | — |
| 2003 | 109.5 | 43.4% | — |
| 2004 | 131.1 | 50.2% | — |
| 2005 | 130 | 50.0% | — |
| 2006 | 34.2 | 13.2% | — |
| 2007 | 141.6 | 54.6% | — |
| 2008 | 183 | 70.4% | — |
| 2009 | 147.9 | 57.0% | — |
| 2010 | 110 | 42.4% | — |
| 2011 | 26.7 | 10.3% | — |
| 2012 | 55.2 | 21.2% | — |
| 2013 | 73.2 | 28.2% | — |
| 2014 | 50.7 | 19.6% | — |
| 2015 | 88 | 34.0% | — |
| 2016 | 150.9 | 58.1% | — |
| 2017 | 95.4 | 36.8% | — |
| 2018 | 82 | 31.6% | — |
| 2019 | 156.8 | 60.5% | — |
| 2020 | 82.8 | 31.9% | — |
| 2021 | 88.3 | 34.1% | — |
| 2022 | 31.1 | 12.0% | — |
| 2023 | 8.6 | 3.3% | — |
| 2024 | 28.7 | 11.0% | — |
| 2025 | 79.2 | 30.5% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 37 | 29.6 | Aug 1989 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority | 100.0% | 37 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Osage Wind, LLC | 150 MW | 20.3 km |
| Charles D. Lamb Energy Center | 122 MW | 21.7 km |
| Frontier Windpower | 200 MW | 27.4 km |
| Sooner | 1,138 MW | 29.6 km |