Most Polluting Power Plants in Arkansas

Power plants in Arkansas emit a combined 31.4M metric tons of CO₂ per year. The table below ranks the top emitters — predominantly coal and natural gas plants. Emission rates vary widely even within the same fuel type: efficient combined-cycle gas plants produce roughly 900 lb CO₂/MWh, while older coal plants can exceed 2,200 lb/MWh.

Emissions data comes from the EPA eGRID program. Zero-emission sources (nuclear, solar, wind, hydro) are excluded from this ranking. For methodology details, see the methodology page.

#PlantStateFuelCO₂ (tons/yr)
1Independence Steam Electric StationArkansasCoal6.1M
2Union Power StationArkansasNatural Gas5.8M
3White BluffArkansasCoal4.3M
4Plum Point Energy StationArkansasCoal3.7M
5John W Turk Jr Power PlantArkansasCoal3.2M
6Flint CreekArkansasCoal2.5M
7Dell Power StationArkansasNatural Gas1.9M
8Magnet CoveArkansasNatural Gas1.4M
9Hot Spring Generating FacilityArkansasNatural Gas950.6k
10Harry L. OswaldArkansasNatural Gas427.0k
11Pine Bluff Energy CenterArkansasNatural Gas410.8k
12Thomas FitzhughArkansasNatural Gas211.3k
13Harry D Mattison Gas PlantArkansasNatural Gas132.9k
14Lake CatherineArkansasNatural Gas110.6k
15Fulton (Ar)ArkansasNatural Gas93.5k
16Jonesboro City Water & Light PlantArkansasNatural Gas52.2k
17AshdownArkansasBiomass48.1k
18Mcclellan (Ar)ArkansasNatural Gas28.5k
19Pine Bluff MillArkansasBiomass25.4k
20Ua Central Utility PlantArkansasNatural Gas24.0k
21Elkins Generating CenterArkansasNatural Gas17.5k
22Clearwater Paper App CbArkansasBiomass14.4k
23Waste Management Eco Vista LfgteArkansasNatural Gas4.7k
24Georgia-Pacific Crossett LlcArkansasNatural Gas2.1k
25Paragould ReciprocatingArkansasNatural Gas379
26Paragould TurbineArkansasNatural Gas131

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Most Polluting Power Plants in Arkansas. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/most-polluting-power-plants/arkansas

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