53rd largest plant in Arkansas · 4891st nationally
Paragould Reciprocating is a natural gas power plant in Arkansas with a nameplate capacity of 19.2 MW. It generates roughly 649 MWh per year — enough to power about 61 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1169 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Paragould Reciprocating |
|---|---|
| Operator | Paragould Municipal Utilities |
| City | Paragould |
| County | Greene County |
| State | Arkansas |
| ZIP | 72450 |
| Coordinates | 36.02420, -90.50940 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 011 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.4 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 021 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.4 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 031 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.4 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| CO₂ | 379 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 9 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1169 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 | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwestern Power Administration |
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.