Power Plants Near 72562 — Newark, AR

19 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 72562 (Newark, Arkansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.7118, -91.4394 · County: Independence

Coal 65%Solar 19%Natural Gas 12%Hydroelectric 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.9 mi	Independence Steam Electric Station Newark, AR	Coal	1,800 MW	Entergy Arkansas Llc
11.5 mi	White River Lock And Dam 1 Batesville, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
12.4 mi	White River Medical Center Newport, AR	Solar	3 MW	Entegrity Solar Wrmc, Llc
13.0 mi	Farmers Electric Cooperative Newport, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
14.5 mi	Newport Solar Project Newport, AR	Solar	180 MW	Newport Solar, Llc
18.4 mi	White River Lock And Dam 2 Locust Grove, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
24.8 mi	White River Lock And Dam 3 Marcella, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
30.3 mi	Sr Fisher Fisher, AR	Solar	—	Sr Fisher, Llc
31.5 mi	Carl Bailey Augusta, AR	Natural Gas	120 MW	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp
32.0 mi	Woodruff County Solar Augusta, AR	Solar	122 MW	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp
33.9 mi	Greers Ferry Lake Heber Springs, AR	Hydroelectric	96 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
34.5 mi	Searcy Water I Searcy, AR	Solar	1 MW	Entegrity Solar Swu, Llc
36.0 mi	Searcy Solar Hybrid Searcy, AR	Solar	110 MW	Searcy Solar, Llc
38.3 mi	Searcy Water Ii Searcy, AR	Solar	3 MW	Entegrity Solar Swu 2, Llc
39.6 mi	Happy Solar 1 Searcy, AR	Solar	95 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
41.1 mi	Jonesboro City Water & Light Plant Jonesboro, AR	Natural Gas	224 MW	City Water And Light Plant
44.3 mi	Sr Cherry Valley Cherry Valley, AR	Solar	—	Sr Cherry Valley, Llc
44.5 mi	Cherry Valley Pv I Cherry Valley, AR	Solar	—	Cherry Valley Pv I, Llc
48.8 mi	Jonesboro Cwl Solar Park Jonesboro, AR	Solar	10 MW	City Water And Light Plant

Power generation near this area

There are 19 power plants within 50 miles of Newark, Arkansas (ZIP 72562), with a combined 2,777 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 12 of the 19 nearby plants. The closest plant is Independence Steam Electric Station at 2.9 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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