WaitingForPower
generation · Gas

Ripley Energy Center (Unit RP1)

Payne, OK

Developer: Associated Electric Coop, Inc (Electric Utility)

Capacity
419 MW
Waiting
Stage
Under construction
Verification
Verified (primary source)
Grid region
AECI
Equipment
Combustion (gas) turbine
Expected online
Dec 2026*

* Approximate / developer-estimated date, not a firm commitment.

Estimated investment waiting

$473.5M

419,000 kW × $1,130/kW typical overnight construction cost (EIA) — the dollar value of the power plant itself sitting in permitting limbo, not a bill estimate. Full methodology.

Location

36.1160, -96.9020 — see the map for this project in context with others.

Public Hearings

Unknown

Hearing details: Unknown

Not available from this project’s data source yet. Check the sources below directly.

Sources

Data quality note: No application-filed date is published by EIA-860M, so days/years waiting cannot be computed until one is added via manual override — only a planned operation date (12/2026) is available.