Power Plants Near 72556 — Melbourne, AR

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 72556 (Melbourne, Arkansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.0635, -91.9079 · County: Izard

Coal 70%Hydroelectric 21%Solar 8%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.5 mi	White River Lock And Dam 3 Marcella, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
22.5 mi	Norfork Salesville, AR	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
22.7 mi	North Arkansas Electric Cooperative Salem, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
23.5 mi	White River Lock And Dam 2 Locust Grove, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
26.0 mi	White River Lock And Dam 1 Batesville, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
37.8 mi	Greers Ferry Lake Heber Springs, AR	Hydroelectric	96 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
38.6 mi	Independence Steam Electric Station Newark, AR	Coal	1,800 MW	Entergy Arkansas Llc
42.6 mi	Bull Shoals Mountain Home, AR	Hydroelectric	340 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
46.0 mi	Petit Jean Clinton, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
47.4 mi	City Of West Plains Power Station West Plains, MO	Natural Gas	47 MW	City Of West Plains - (Mo)
48.1 mi	White River Medical Center Newport, AR	Solar	3 MW	Entegrity Solar Wrmc, Llc
48.4 mi	Farmers Electric Cooperative Newport, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
48.7 mi	Newport Solar Project Newport, AR	Solar	180 MW	Newport Solar, Llc
49.9 mi	West Plains Solar I West Plains, MO	Solar	8 MW	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Melbourne, Arkansas (ZIP 72556), with a combined 2,570 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is White River Lock And Dam 3 at 15.5 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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