61st largest plant in Arkansas · 6807th nationally
Ua Central Utility Plant is a natural gas power plant in Arkansas with a nameplate capacity of 5.6 MW. It generates roughly 37.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,567 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 76% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1281 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Ua Central Utility Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | University Of Arkansas |
| City | Fayetteville |
| County | Washington County |
| State | Arkansas |
| ZIP | 72701 |
| Coordinates | 36.06634, -94.17225 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRBN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.6 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| CO₂ | 24.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 66 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1281 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.