60th largest plant in Arkansas · 6421st nationally
Municipal Light is a oil power plant in Arkansas with a nameplate capacity of 7.2 MW.
| Plant Name | Municipal Light |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Piggott - (Ar) |
| City | Piggott |
| County | Clay County |
| State | Arkansas |
| ZIP | 72454 |
| Coordinates | 36.38580, -90.18670 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.2 MW | Out of Service | 1976 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Out of Service | 1963 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.3 MW | Out of Service | 1959 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Out of Service | 1955 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Out of Service | 1952 |
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwestern Power Administration |
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.