Power Plants Near 72957 — Van Buren, AR

22 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 72957 (Van Buren, Arkansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.4368, -94.3483 · County: Crawford

Hydroelectric 35%Coal 35%Natural Gas 25%Solar 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.1 mi	Lee Creek Water Treatment Facility Van Buren, AR	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Fort Smith
6.6 mi	Ellis Hydro Van Buren, AR	Hydroelectric	32 MW	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp
23.8 mi	River Valley Panama, OK	Coal	350 MW	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co
24.9 mi	Robert S Kerr Keota, OK	Hydroelectric	110 MW	Usce-Tulsa District
25.5 mi	Branch Solar Farm Branch, AR	Solar	5 MW	Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co
29.3 mi	Arkansas Valley Ozark, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
30.0 mi	Ozark Ozark, AR	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
30.6 mi	Thomas Fitzhugh Ozark, AR	Natural Gas	185 MW	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp
33.5 mi	Fayetteville Public Schools (Swepco) Booneville, AR	Solar	4 MW	Nabholz Solar Fps, Llc
33.5 mi	Lrwra Little Rock, AR	Solar	4 MW	Entegrity Solar Lrwra, Llc
35.9 mi	City Of Paris Solar Paris, AR	Solar	2 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
36.7 mi	Ozark Solar Park Lincoln, AR	Solar	2 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
41.0 mi	Tenkiller Ferry Gore, OK	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Usce-Tulsa District
41.8 mi	Elkins Generating Center Elkins, AR	Natural Gas	66 MW	Arkansas Electric Coop Corp
43.3 mi	Fayetteville Public Schools (Ozarks) Elkins, AR	Solar	1 MW	Nabholz Solar Fps Ozarks, Llc
43.4 mi	Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant Hybr Fayetteville, AR	Solar	11 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
44.6 mi	Ua Central Utility Plant Fayetteville, AR	Natural Gas	6 MW	University Of Arkansas
46.9 mi	Scenic Hill Solar Iii Clarksville, AR	Solar	5 MW	Scenic Hill Solar Iii Llc
46.9 mi	City Of Clarksville Clarksville, AR	Solar	—	Today's Power, Inc.
47.0 mi	Webbers Falls Webbers Falls, OK	Hydroelectric	75 MW	Usce-Tulsa District
47.3 mi	Noland Wastewater Treatment Plant Hybrid Fayetteville, AR	Solar	11 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
48.9 mi	Waste Management Eco Vista Lfgte Springdale, AR	Natural Gas	1 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 22 power plants within 50 miles of Van Buren, Arkansas (ZIP 72957), with a combined 1,011 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 11 of the 22 nearby plants. The closest plant is Lee Creek Water Treatment Facility at 4.1 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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