18th largest plant in Arkansas · 1651st nationally
Thomas Fitzhugh is a natural gas power plant in Arkansas with a nameplate capacity of 185 MW. It generates roughly 404.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 38,526 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 25% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1045 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 (185 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 | Thomas Fitzhugh |
|---|---|
| Operator | Arkansas Electric Coop Corp |
| City | Ozark |
| County | Franklin County |
| State | Arkansas |
| ZIP | 72949 |
| Coordinates | 35.46238, -93.80493 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 126 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 71.2 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 69.3 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 59.0 MW | Operating | 1963 |
| CO₂ | 211.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 143 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1045 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 | Southwest Power Pool |
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.