Power Plants Near 72536 — Franklin, AR

13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 72536 (Franklin, Arkansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.1703, -91.7760 · County: Izard

Coal 70%Hydroelectric 21%Solar 8%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
16.3 mi	North Arkansas Electric Cooperative Salem, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
23.0 mi	White River Lock And Dam 3 Marcella, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
26.4 mi	Norfork Salesville, AR	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
29.5 mi	White River Lock And Dam 2 Locust Grove, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
29.6 mi	White River Lock And Dam 1 Batesville, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
39.7 mi	Independence Steam Electric Station Newark, AR	Coal	1,800 MW	Entergy Arkansas Llc
40.3 mi	City Of West Plains Power Station West Plains, MO	Natural Gas	47 MW	City Of West Plains - (Mo)
42.8 mi	West Plains Solar I West Plains, MO	Solar	8 MW	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
46.5 mi	Greers Ferry Lake Heber Springs, AR	Hydroelectric	96 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
46.5 mi	Bull Shoals Mountain Home, AR	Hydroelectric	340 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
47.8 mi	Newport Solar Project Newport, AR	Solar	180 MW	Newport Solar, Llc
48.2 mi	Farmers Electric Cooperative Newport, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
48.4 mi	White River Medical Center Newport, AR	Solar	3 MW	Entegrity Solar Wrmc, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Franklin, Arkansas (ZIP 72536), with a combined 2,569 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is North Arkansas Electric Cooperative at 16.3 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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