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Ponca

Brownfield

Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma · Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority

Legacy capacity
48
MW

Ponca is a natural gas plant in Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, retired 2022-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 48 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity48 MW
Retirement date2022-12-01
EIA plant ID#762

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address1420 N. Union, Ponca City, OK, 74601
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Ponca, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Ponca
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SOONERSubstation-AdjacentOKNoble County345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs59.9
OZ CowleyGreenfieldKSCowley3.5 yrs58.8
EC Near SoonerGreenfieldOKNoble3.5 yrs58.7
EC Near PoncaGreenfieldOKKay3.5 yrs58.7
EC Near SoonerGreenfieldOKNoble3.5 yrs58.7
EC Near SoonerGreenfieldOKNoble3.5 yrs58.7
EC Near ConocoGreenfieldOKKay3.5 yrs58.5
EC Near SoonerGreenfieldOKNoble3.5 yrs58.4

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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