52nd largest plant in Arkansas · 4367th nationally
Georgia-Pacific Crossett Llc is a natural gas power plant in Arkansas with a nameplate capacity of 25.0 MW. It generates roughly 6.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 610 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 663 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (25.0 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 | Georgia-Pacific Crossett Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Georgia-Pacific Crossett Llc |
| City | Crossett |
| County | Ashley County |
| State | Arkansas |
| ZIP | 71635 |
| Coordinates | 33.14210, -91.97500 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN6 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 36.0 MW | Retired | 1982 |
| GEN5 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 30.6 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 25.0 MW | Operating | 1962 |
| CO₂ | 2.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 3 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 663 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 | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, 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.