Power Plants Near 71766 — Thornton, AR

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 71766 (Thornton, Arkansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.7768, -92.4862 · County: Calhoun

Natural Gas 68%Coal 29%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.1 mi	Sau Tech Bearden, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
12.5 mi	General Dynamics Hampton, AR	Solar	2 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
16.0 mi	Sr Camden Camden, AR	Solar	12 MW	Sr Camden, Llc
22.9 mi	Mcclellan (Ar) Camden, AR	Natural Gas	136 MW	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp
33.7 mi	Union Power Station El Dorado, AR	Natural Gas	2,428 MW	Entergy Arkansas Llc
39.6 mi	Veolia (Gum Springs) Arkadelphia, AR	Solar	5 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
39.7 mi	El Dorado Ar El Dorado, AR	Solar	2 MW	Entegrity Solar El Dorado Sd, Llc
40.8 mi	Star City School District Star City, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
42.1 mi	Hot Spring Generating Facility Malvern, AR	Natural Gas	715 MW	Entergy Arkansas Llc
43.0 mi	C&l Star City, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
43.6 mi	South Central Electric Cooperative Arkadelphia, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
45.2 mi	Pine Bluff Mill Pine Bluff, AR	Biomass	85 MW	Suzano Packaging Llc
45.3 mi	Pine Bluff Energy Center Pine Bluff, AR	Natural Gas	230 MW	Pine Bluff Energy Llc
45.4 mi	Fairview Solar (Ar) Hamburg, AR	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
46.7 mi	Degray Arkadelphia, AR	Hydroelectric	70 MW	Usce -Vickburg District
48.7 mi	Ashley-Chicot Solar Hamburg, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
48.8 mi	White Bluff Redfield, AR	Coal	1,800 MW	Entergy Arkansas Llc
49.3 mi	Magnet Cove Malvern, AR	Natural Gas	746 MW	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Thornton, Arkansas (ZIP 71766), with a combined 6,236 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sau Tech at 12.1 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Arkansas, visit the Arkansas state page.

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