Power Plants Near 72576 — Salem, AR

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 72576 (Salem, Arkansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.3766, -91.8759 · County: Fulton

Hydroelectric 88%Natural Gas 10%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.0 mi	North Arkansas Electric Cooperative Salem, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
22.1 mi	Norfork Salesville, AR	Hydroelectric	80 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
25.7 mi	City Of West Plains Power Station West Plains, MO	Natural Gas	47 MW	City Of West Plains - (Mo)
28.2 mi	West Plains Solar I West Plains, MO	Solar	8 MW	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
36.9 mi	White River Lock And Dam 3 Marcella, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
39.0 mi	Bull Shoals Mountain Home, AR	Hydroelectric	340 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
44.1 mi	White River Lock And Dam 2 Locust Grove, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc
44.8 mi	White River Lock And Dam 1 Batesville, AR	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Ozark Hydro Management, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Salem, Arkansas (ZIP 72576), with a combined 489 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is North Arkansas Electric Cooperative at 1.0 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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