List of power stations in Arkansas facts for kids
The following page lists all power stations in the U.S. state of Arkansas.
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Biogas
| Name | Location | Fuel | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Generating units |
2015 GHG emissions (metric tons) |
Operator | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eco Vista | Tontitown | Landfill gas | 4 | 5 | 146,000 | Waste Management | 2010 |
| Two Pine | Pulaski County | Landfill gas | 5 | 6 | 61,000 | Waste Management | 2008 |
Coal
| Name | Location | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Generating units |
2015 GHG emissions (metric tons) |
Boiler type | Operator | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Creek | Gentry | 528 | 1 | 3 million | Subcritical | American Electric Power | 1978 |
| Independence | Newark | 1700 | 2 | 5.1 million | Entergy | 1983, 1984 | |
| John W. Turk Jr. | Fulton | 600 | 1 | 2.8 million | Ultra-supercritical | American Electric Power | 2012 |
| Plum Point | Mississippi County | 665 | 1 | 3.8 million | Subcritical | NAES Corporation | 2010 |
| White Bluff | Redfield | 1659 | 2 | 6.6 million | Entergy | 1980, 1981 |
Hydroelectric
| Name | Location | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Generating units |
Water source | Operator | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Lake Dam | Carroll County | 112 | 2 | White River | Southwestern Power Administration | 1965 |
| Blakely Mountain | Garland/Montgomery | 75 | 2 | Ouachita River | Southwestern Power Administration | 1956 |
| Bull Shoals | Baxter/Marion | 340 | 4 | White River | Southwestern Power Administration | 1953 |
| Carl S. Whillock | Conway County | 32 | 3 | Arkansas River | Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation | 1993 |
| Carpenter | Garland County | 56 | 2 | Ouachita River | Entergy | 1930 |
| Clyde T. Ellis | Barling | 32 | 3 | Arkansas River | Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation | 1988 |
| Dardanelle | Pope/Yell | 140 | 4 | Arkansas River | Southwestern Power Administration | 1965 |
| Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas |
Dumas | 103 | 3 | Arkansas River | Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation | 1999 |
| Greers Ferry | Cleburne County | 96 | 2 | Little Red River | Southwestern Power Administration | 1964 |
| Murray | Pulaski County | 45 | 2 | Arkansas River | North Little Rock Electric Department | 1988 |
| Narrows | Pike County | 26 | 3 | Little Missouri River | Southwestern Power Administration | 1950 |
| Norfork | Baxter County | 81 | 2 | North Fork River | Southwestern Power Administration | 1944 |
| Ozark | Ozark | 100 | 5 | Arkansas River | Southwestern Power Administration | 1973 |
| Remmel | Hot Spring County | 12 | 3 | Ouachita River | Entergy | 1924 |
| Shelby M. Knight/ White River Lock & Dam 3 |
Stone County | 4 | 1 | White River | Independence County | 2006 |
| White River Lock & Dam 1 | Batesville | 4 | 1 | White River | Independence County | 2007 |
| White River Lock & Dam 2 | Independence County | 4 | 1 | White River | Independence County | 2007 |
Pumped storage
| Name | Location | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Generating units |
Water source | Operator | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeGray | Clark County | 68 | 2 | Caddo River | Southwestern Power Administration | 1972 |
Natural gas
| Name | Location | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Generating units |
2015 GHG emissions (metric tons) |
Operator | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell | Dell | 679 | 3 | 144,000 | Associated Electric Cooperative | 2007 |
| Elkins | Elkins | 60 | 2 | Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation | 2010 | |
| Fulton | Fulton | 153 | 1 | 79,000 | Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation | 2001 |
| Harry D. Mattison | Tontitown | 340 | 4 | 17,000 | American Electric Power | 2007 |
| Harry L. Oswald | Wrightsville | 548 | 9 | 156,000 | Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation | 2003 |
| Hot Spring | Malvern | 620 | 3 | 1 million | Entergy | 2012 |
| Jonesboro | Jonesboro | 224 | 4 | 46,000 | Jonesboro City Water & Light | 2003, 2007 |
| Magnet Cove | Magnet Cove | 660 | 3 | 277,000 | Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation | 2006 |
| Pine Bluff Energy Center | Pine Bluff | 236 | 2 | 704,000 | Calpine Energy Services | 2001 |
| Union Partners | El Dorado | 2,200 | 12 | 3.5 million | Entergy | 2003 |
Natural gas/petroleum
| Name | Location | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Generating units |
2015 GHG emissions (metric tons) |
Operator | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl E. Bailey | Augusta | 122 | 1 | 23,000 | Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation | 1966 |
| John L. McClellan | Camden | 134 | 1 | 62,000 | Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation | 1971 |
| Lake Catherine | Malvern | 721 | 4 | 107,000 | Entergy | 1950, 1953, 1970 |
| Paragould | Paragould | 14 | 4 | Paragould Light Water & Cable | 1990 | |
| Paragould Reciprocating | Paragould | 14 | 3 | Paragould Light Water & Cable | 2001 | |
| Thomas B. Fitzhugh | Ozark | 171 | 2 | 37,000 | Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation | 1963 |
Nuclear
| Name | Location | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Generating units |
Reactor type | Operator | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Nuclear One | Russellville | 1824 | 2 | Pressurized water | Entergy | 1974 |
Petroleum
| Name | Location | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Generating units |
2015 GHG emissions (metric tons) |
Operator | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piggott Municipal | Piggott | 7 | 4 | City of Piggott | 1952 |
Solar photovoltaic
| Name | Location | Type | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Acreage | Operator | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Camden | Cadmium telluride | 12 | 100 acres | Silicon Ranch Corporation | 2016 | |
| Van Buren | 0.5 | 1.5 acres | Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative | 2016 | ||
| Springdale | 1 | 5 acres | Ozarks Electric Cooperative | 2016 | ||
| Benton | 1 | 5 acres | First Electric Cooperative | 2016 |
Proposed power stations
| Name | Location | Type | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Generating units |
Operator | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuttgart Solar | Arkansas County | Solar PV | 81 | NextEra Energy Resources | Arkansas Public Service Commission approval granted | |
| Holly Springs | Solar PV | 1 | Ouachita Electric Cooperative | Set to open second quarter of 2017 |
Retired power stations
| Name | Location | Type | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Generating units |
Operator | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Lynch | North Little Rock | Natural gas/petroleum | 110 | 2 | Entergy | 1949, 1954 | 2013 |
| Fairbanks | Augusta | Petroleum | 3 | 5 | City of Augusta | 1929 | 2005 |
| Hamilton Moses | Forrest City | Natural gas/petroleum | 138 | 2 | Entergy | 1951 | 2013 |
| Harvey Couch | Stamps | Natural gas/petroleum | 110 | 2 | Entergy | 1943, 1954 | 2011, 2013 |
| Mammoth Spring Dam No. 1 | Fulton County | Hydroelectric | 3 | Arkansas-Missouri Power Company | 1927 | 1972 | |
| Robert E. Ritchie | Helena | Natural gas/petroleum | 923 | 3 | Entergy | 1961 | 2013 |
| Mabelvale | Mabelvale | Natural gas | 56 | 4 | Entergy | 1970 | 2016 |
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