752 MW Batteries (252 MW) + Onshore Wind Turbine (250 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (250 MW) under construction in Garfield, OK — Southwest Power Pool
752 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Hybrid (3)
Technology
Batteries + Onshore Wind Turbine + Solar Photovoltaic
2020
Operating Since
Coordinates
36.5214, -98.0344
County
Garfield, OK
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Skeleton Creek Energy Center | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Skeleton Creek Energy Center | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Under construction | operating | — |
Skeleton Creek Energy Center Hybrid is a 752 MW hybrid power plant located in Garfield County, Oklahoma. The facility, which began operating in 2020, is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Skeleton Creek Energy Center. The plant utilizes a combination of battery storage, onshore wind turbines, and solar photovoltaic technologies, with MWH listed as the primary fuel type. It consists of three generators.
The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region. The wind component uses GE Wind GE2.82-127 turbines, with a hub height of 89 meters and a rotor diameter of 127 meters. The solar component uses fixed-tilt tracking. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 898,819 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 13.6%. Skeleton Creek Energy Center Hybrid is ranked as the largest of its kind in Oklahoma and 29th nationally out of 514 hybrid plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
123.1K MWh
Net Discharge
898.8K MWh
Annual Net Energy
13.6%
Capacity Factor
Positive values indicate net discharge (generation exceeds station load). Negative values indicate net charging. Pure battery storage plants are typically net negative due to round-trip efficiency losses.
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Goltry Tap Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
OKGE.WFEC.SKLCRKWIND
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
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