27th largest plant in Arkansas · 2047th nationally
Mcclellan (Ar) is a natural gas power plant in Arkansas with a nameplate capacity of 136 MW. It generates roughly 41.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,915 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1386 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 (136 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 | Mcclellan (Ar) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Arkansas Electric Coop Corp |
| City | Camden |
| County | Ouachita County |
| State | Arkansas |
| ZIP | 71701 |
| Coordinates | 33.56480, -92.79170 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 136 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| CO₂ | 28.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 81 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1386 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.