Power Plants Near 72916 — Fort Smith, AR

15 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 72916 (Fort Smith, Arkansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.2502, -94.3703 · County: Sebastian

Hydroelectric 39%Coal 38%Natural Gas 20%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.2 mi	Ellis Hydro Van Buren, AR	Hydroelectric	32 MW	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp
16.0 mi	River Valley Panama, OK	Coal	350 MW	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co
16.2 mi	Lee Creek Water Treatment Facility Van Buren, AR	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Fort Smith
23.8 mi	Robert S Kerr Keota, OK	Hydroelectric	110 MW	Usce-Tulsa District
25.4 mi	Branch Solar Farm Branch, AR	Solar	5 MW	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co
29.1 mi	Fayetteville Public Schools (Swepco) Booneville, AR	Solar	4 MW	Nabholz Solar Fps, Llc
29.1 mi	Lrwra Little Rock, AR	Solar	4 MW	Entegrity Solar Lrwra, Llc
34.6 mi	Ozark Ozark, AR	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
35.1 mi	Thomas Fitzhugh Ozark, AR	Natural Gas	185 MW	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp
35.1 mi	Arkansas Valley Ozark, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
36.1 mi	City Of Paris Solar Paris, AR	Solar	2 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
45.1 mi	Tenkiller Ferry Gore, OK	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Usce-Tulsa District
46.9 mi	Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative Mena, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
49.5 mi	Ozark Solar Park Lincoln, AR	Solar	2 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
49.7 mi	Webbers Falls Webbers Falls, OK	Hydroelectric	75 MW	Usce-Tulsa District

Power generation near this area

There are 15 power plants within 50 miles of Fort Smith, Arkansas (ZIP 72916), with a combined 912 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 15 nearby plants. The closest plant is Ellis Hydro at 8.2 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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