Power Plants Near 71953 — Mena, AR

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 71953 (Mena, Arkansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.5814, -94.2210 · County: Polk

Coal 72%Hydroelectric 26%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.2 mi	Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative Mena, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
40.4 mi	Broken Bow Dam Broken Bow, OK	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Usce-Tulsa District
41.6 mi	Narrows (Ar) Murfreesboro, AR	Hydroelectric	26 MW	Usce -Vickburg District
43.9 mi	Fayetteville Public Schools (Swepco) Booneville, AR	Solar	4 MW	Nabholz Solar Fps, Llc
43.9 mi	Lrwra Little Rock, AR	Solar	4 MW	Entegrity Solar Lrwra, Llc
48.6 mi	River Valley Panama, OK	Coal	350 MW	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co
49.7 mi	Acc Searcy, AR	Solar	2 MW	Entegrity Solar Acc, Llc
49.7 mi	Uada Nashville, AR	Solar	3 MW	Entegrity Solar Ua Ag, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Mena, Arkansas (ZIP 71953), with a combined 489 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative at 1.2 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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