115th largest plant in Arkansas · 13637th nationally
Waste Management Eco Vista Lfgte is a natural gas power plant in Arkansas with a nameplate capacity of 0.8 MW. It generates roughly 6.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 658 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 99% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 1363 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Waste Management Eco Vista Lfgte |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| City | Springdale |
| County | Washington County |
| State | Arkansas |
| ZIP | 72762 |
| Coordinates | 36.14085, -94.25971 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| GEN3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| GEN4 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| GEN5 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| CO₂ | 4.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 113 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1363 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.