Power Plants Near 72718 — Cave Springs, AR

20 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 72718 (Cave Springs, Arkansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.2738, -94.2183 · County: Benton

Coal 37%Hydroelectric 33%Natural Gas 28%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.2 mi	Xna (Nw Ar Natnl Airport) Bentonville, AR	Solar	—	Today's Power, Inc.
7.1 mi	Genova Arkansas I Llc Tontitown, AR	Natural Gas	—	Southwestern Electric Power Co
7.1 mi	Harry D Mattison Gas Plant Tontitown, AR	Natural Gas	349 MW	Southwestern Electric Power Co
9.5 mi	Waste Management Eco Vista Lfgte Springdale, AR	Natural Gas	1 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
10.7 mi	Ozarks Natural Energy Community Solar Springdale, AR	Solar	1 MW	Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (Ar)
12.0 mi	Springdale School District Springdale, AR	Solar	3 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
14.6 mi	Ua Central Utility Plant Fayetteville, AR	Natural Gas	6 MW	University Of Arkansas
15.7 mi	Noland Wastewater Treatment Plant Hybrid Fayetteville, AR	Solar	11 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
16.6 mi	Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant Hybr Fayetteville, AR	Solar	11 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
17.1 mi	Flint Creek Gentry, AR	Coal	558 MW	Southwestern Electric Power Co
20.0 mi	Hindsville Hindsville, AR	Solar	—	Today's Power, Inc.
21.6 mi	Fayetteville Public Schools (Ozarks) Elkins, AR	Solar	1 MW	Nabholz Solar Fps Ozarks, Llc
23.0 mi	Beaver Dam (Ar) Eureka Springs, AR	Hydroelectric	112 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
23.5 mi	Ozark Solar Park Lincoln, AR	Solar	2 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
24.1 mi	Elkins Generating Center Elkins, AR	Natural Gas	66 MW	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp
35.9 mi	Berryville School District Solar Berryville, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
38.2 mi	City Of Green Forest (Carroll) Berryville, AR	Solar	1 MW	Entegrity Solar Green Forest, Llc
45.2 mi	Nimbus Wind Farm Green Forest, AR	Wind	—	Nimbus Wind Farm Llc
47.7 mi	Pensacola Langley, OK	Hydroelectric	130 MW	Grand River Dam Authority
49.3 mi	Salina Salina, OK	Hydroelectric	259 MW	Grand River Dam Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 20 power plants within 50 miles of Cave Springs, Arkansas (ZIP 72718), with a combined 1,512 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 20 nearby plants. The closest plant is Xna (Nw Ar Natnl Airport) at 5.2 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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