Power Plants Near 72521 — Cave City, AR

15 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 72521 (Cave City, Arkansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.9517, -91.5444 · County: Sharp

Coal 68%Natural Gas 13%Solar 12%Hydroelectric 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
14.4 mi	White River Lock And Dam 1 Batesville, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
18.7 mi	White River Lock And Dam 3 Marcella, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
18.9 mi	White River Lock And Dam 2 Locust Grove, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
20.4 mi	Independence Steam Electric Station Newark, AR	Coal	1,800 MW	Entergy Arkansas Llc
28.0 mi	Newport Solar Project Newport, AR	Solar	180 MW	Newport Solar, Llc
28.4 mi	Farmers Electric Cooperative Newport, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
28.6 mi	White River Medical Center Newport, AR	Solar	3 MW	Entegrity Solar Wrmc, Llc
35.6 mi	North Arkansas Electric Cooperative Salem, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
39.1 mi	Greers Ferry Lake Heber Springs, AR	Hydroelectric	96 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
43.9 mi	Norfork Salesville, AR	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
45.0 mi	Sr Fisher Fisher, AR	Solar	—	Sr Fisher, Llc
46.4 mi	Jonesboro City Water & Light Plant Jonesboro, AR	Natural Gas	224 MW	City Water And Light Plant
48.4 mi	Searcy Water I Searcy, AR	Solar	1 MW	Entegrity Solar Swu, Llc
48.9 mi	Carl Bailey Augusta, AR	Natural Gas	120 MW	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp
49.4 mi	Woodruff County Solar Augusta, AR	Solar	122 MW	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp

Power generation near this area

There are 15 power plants within 50 miles of Cave City, Arkansas (ZIP 72521), with a combined 2,641 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 15 nearby plants. The closest plant is White River Lock And Dam 1 at 14.4 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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