Power Plants Near 72527 — Desha, AR

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 72527 (Desha, Arkansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.7411, -91.6985 · County: Independence

Coal 69%Solar 20%Hydroelectric 7%Natural Gas 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.6 mi	White River Lock And Dam 1 Batesville, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
3.8 mi	White River Lock And Dam 2 Locust Grove, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
11.1 mi	White River Lock And Dam 3 Marcella, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
16.8 mi	Independence Steam Electric Station Newark, AR	Coal	1,800 MW	Entergy Arkansas Llc
22.6 mi	Greers Ferry Lake Heber Springs, AR	Hydroelectric	96 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
26.4 mi	White River Medical Center Newport, AR	Solar	3 MW	Entegrity Solar Wrmc, Llc
27.4 mi	Farmers Electric Cooperative Newport, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
29.1 mi	Newport Solar Project Newport, AR	Solar	180 MW	Newport Solar, Llc
32.8 mi	Searcy Water I Searcy, AR	Solar	1 MW	Entegrity Solar Swu, Llc
35.1 mi	Searcy Solar Hybrid Searcy, AR	Solar	110 MW	Searcy Solar, Llc
36.9 mi	Searcy Water Ii Searcy, AR	Solar	3 MW	Entegrity Solar Swu 2, Llc
38.2 mi	Carl Bailey Augusta, AR	Natural Gas	120 MW	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp
39.1 mi	Woodruff County Solar Augusta, AR	Solar	122 MW	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp
39.7 mi	Happy Solar 1 Searcy, AR	Solar	95 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
44.2 mi	Petit Jean Clinton, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
44.3 mi	Sr Fisher Fisher, AR	Solar	—	Sr Fisher, Llc
46.0 mi	North Arkansas Electric Cooperative Salem, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
46.4 mi	Norfork Salesville, AR	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Usce-Little Rock District

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Desha, Arkansas (ZIP 72527), with a combined 2,625 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 11 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is White River Lock And Dam 1 at 3.6 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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