Power Plants in Arkansas

Arkansas operates 145 power plants totaling 18,234 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas dominates the mix at 40%, followed by Coal (30%) and Solar (11%). The largest plant is Union Power Station at 2,428 MW.

Plants145operating sites
Capacity18,233 MWnameplate
Generation63.2M MWhannual
CO₂31.4Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 40%Coal 30%Solar 11%Nuclear 10%Hydroelectric 7%

Plant locations

Showing the 120 largest plants by capacity. Arkansas operates another 25 plants below this size — browse the lists below to reach them.

Largest plants in Arkansas

PlantCityFuelCapacity
Union Power StationEl DoradoNatural Gas2,428 MW
Arkansas Nuclear OneRussellvilleNuclear1,845 MW
White BluffRedfieldCoal1,800 MW
Independence Steam Electric StationNewarkCoal1,800 MW
Magnet CoveMalvernNatural Gas746 MW
Plum Point Energy StationOsceolaCoal720 MW
Hot Spring Generating FacilityMalvernNatural Gas715 MW
Dell Power StationDellNatural Gas679 MW
John W Turk Jr Power PlantFultonCoal609 MW
Harry L. OswaldLittle RockNatural Gas600 MW
Flint CreekGentryCoal558 MW
Lake CatherineJones MillNatural Gas553 MW
Harry D Mattison Gas PlantTontitownNatural Gas349 MW
Bull ShoalsMountain HomeHydroelectric340 MW
Pine Bluff Energy CenterPine BluffNatural Gas230 MW
Jonesboro City Water & Light PlantJonesboroNatural Gas224 MW
Long Lake Solar, LlcWest HelenaSolar200 MW
Thomas FitzhughOzarkNatural Gas185 MW
West Memphis Solar StationCrawfordsvilleSolar180 MW
Big Cypress Solar, LlcCrawfordsvilleSolar180 MW
Newport Solar ProjectNewportSolar180 MW
Crooked Lake Solar, LlcBlythevilleSolar175 MW
DardanelleDardanelleHydroelectric161 MW
AshdownAshdownBiomass157 MW
Fulton (Ar)FultonNatural Gas155 MW
Driver SolarOsceolaSolar150 MW
Mcclellan (Ar)CamdenNatural Gas136 MW
Woodruff County SolarAugustaSolar122 MW
Carl BaileyAugustaNatural Gas120 MW
Beaver Dam (Ar)Eureka SpringsHydroelectric112 MW
Searcy Solar HybridSearcySolar110 MW
Prairie Mist SolarMontroseSolar109 MW
Dam 2DumasHydroelectric103 MW
OzarkOzarkHydroelectric100 MW
Chicot SolarLake VillageSolar100 MW
Walnut Bend Solar Station PvMoroSolar100 MW
Crossett SolarCrossettSolar100 MW
Greers Ferry LakeHeber SpringsHydroelectric96.0 MW
Happy Solar 1SearcySolar95.0 MW
Pine Bluff MillPine BluffBiomass85.0 MW
Stuttgart SolarStuttgartSolar81.0 MW
NorforkSalesvilleHydroelectric80.4 MW
Blakely MountainRoyalHydroelectric75.0 MW
DegrayArkadelphiaHydroelectric70.0 MW
Elkins Generating CenterElkinsNatural Gas66.0 MW
CarpenterHot SpringsHydroelectric56.0 MW
MurrayNorth Little RockHydroelectric45.4 MW
Ellis HydroVan BurenHydroelectric32.4 MW
WhillockMorriltonHydroelectric32.4 MW
Clearwater Paper App CbArkansas CityBiomass28.0 MW

By county

Union County2 plants · 2,429 MWJefferson County4 plants · 2,115 MWHot Spring County4 plants · 2,022 MWPope County2 plants · 2,005 MWIndependence County3 plants · 1,807 MWMississippi County7 plants · 1,726 MWHempstead County2 plants · 763 MWPulaski County12 plants · 663 MWBenton County2 plants · 558 MWWashington County11 plants · 450 MWCrittenden County2 plants · 360 MWMarion County1 plants · 340 MWFranklin County4 plants · 291 MWWoodruff County2 plants · 242 MWAshley County6 plants · 236 MWCraighead County3 plants · 235 MWWhite County4 plants · 208 MWPhillips County3 plants · 200 MWJackson County3 plants · 183 MWLittle River County1 plants · 156 MWOuachita County3 plants · 139 MWGarland County3 plants · 132 MWDesha County3 plants · 130 MWCarroll County4 plants · 114 MWChicot County1 plants · 100 MWLee County2 plants · 100 MWCleburne County1 plants · 96 MWArkansas County1 plants · 81 MWBaxter County1 plants · 80 MWClark County3 plants · 76 MWGreene County4 plants · 34 MWCrawford County2 plants · 33 MWConway County1 plants · 32 MWPike County1 plants · 25 MWCalhoun County1 plants · 12 MWLogan County3 plants · 9 MWClay County2 plants · 8 MWJohnson County3 plants · 7 MWLincoln County3 plants · 6 MWHoward County2 plants · 4 MWStone County1 plants · 4 MWSt Francis County6 plants · 2 MWFulton County1 plants · 1 MWMiller County1 plants · 1 MWPolk County1 plants · 1 MWSaline County1 plants · 1 MWSt. Francis County1 plants · 1 MWVan Buren County1 plants · 1 MWCross County5 plants · 0 MWLafayette County1 plants · 0 MWMadison County1 plants · 0 MWPoinsett County1 plants · 0 MWPrairie County2 plants · 0 MW