8th largest plant in Arkansas · 528th nationally
Dell Power Station is a natural gas power plant in Arkansas with a nameplate capacity of 679 MW. It generates roughly 4.1M MWh per year — enough to power about 389,268 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 69% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 912 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (679 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Dell Power Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Associated Electric Coop, Inc |
| City | Dell |
| County | Mississippi County |
| State | Arkansas |
| ZIP | 72426 |
| Coordinates | 35.86190, -90.02530 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 281 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 199 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 199 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| CO₂ | 1.9M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 9 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 159 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 912 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.