This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Arkansas, separated by fuel type.
In 2024, Arkansas had a summer capacity of 15.9 gigawatts, and a net generation of 61,542 gigawatt-hours. In 2025, the electrical energy generation mix was 33.2% natural gas, 30.7% coal, 22.9% nuclear, 7% solar, 4.8% hydroelectric, 1.3% biomass, and 0.3% wind.
Biogas Name Location Fuel Nameplatecapacity (MW) Generating units 2019 net generation (MWh) 2019 GHG emissions (metric tons) Operator Opened Eco Vista Tontitown Landfill gas 4 5 33,504 110,186 Waste Management 2010 Two Pine Pulaski County Landfill gas 5 6 31,926 51,073 Waste Management 2008
Coal Name Location Nameplatecapacity (MW) Generating units 2019 net generation (MWh) 2019 GHG emissions (metric tons) Boiler type OperatorOpened Flint Creek Gentry 528 1 2.4 million 2.5 million Subcritical American Electric Power 1978 Independence Newark 1700 2 5.7 million 6.3 million Entergy 1983, 1984 John W. Turk Jr. Fulton 600 1 4 million 3.6 million Ultra-supercritical American Electric Power 2012 Plum Point Mississippi County 665 1 3.9 million 4 million Subcritical NAES Corporation 2010 White Bluff Redfield 1659 2 0 7.7 million Entergy 1980, 1981
Hydroelectric Name Location Nameplatecapacity (MW) Generating units 2019 net generation (MWh) Water source Operator Opened Beaver Lake Dam Carroll County 112 2 261,746 White River Southwestern Power Administration 1965 Blakely Mountain Garland/Montgomery 75 2 231,668 Ouachita River Southwestern Power Administration 1956 Bull Shoals Baxter/Marion 340 4 1.4 million White River Southwestern Power Administration 1953 Carl S. Whillock Conway County 32 3 122,040 Arkansas River Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation 1993 Carpenter Garland County 56 2 76,107 Ouachita River Entergy 1930 Clyde T. Ellis Barling 32 3 99,455 Arkansas River Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation 1988 Dardanelle Pope/Yell 140 4 594,423 Arkansas River Southwestern Power Administration 1965 Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas Dumas 103 3 311,700 Arkansas River Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation 1999 Greers Ferry Cleburne County 96 2 296,621 Little Red River Southwestern Power Administration 1964 Murray Pulaski County 45 2 89,605 Arkansas River North Little Rock Electric Department 1988 Narrows Pike County 26 3 71,173 Little Missouri River Southwestern Power Administration 1950 Norfork Baxter County 81 2 287,794 North Fork River Southwestern Power Administration 1944 Ozark-Jeta Taylor Ozark 100 5 89,547 Arkansas River Southwestern Power Administration 1973 Remmel Hot Spring County 12 3 52,620 Ouachita River Entergy 1924 White River Lock & Dam 1 Batesville 4 1 15,727 White River Independence County 2007 White River Lock & Dam 2 Independence County 4 1 15,077 White River Independence County 2007 Shelby M. Knight/White River Lock & Dam 3 Stone County 4 1 18,945 White River Independence County 2006
Pumped storage Name Location Nameplatecapacity (MW) Generating units 2019 net generation (MWh) Water source OperatorOpened DeGray Clark County 68 2 122,691 Caddo River Southwestern Power Administration 1972
Natural gas Name Location Nameplatecapacity (MW) Generating units 2019 net generation (MWh) 2019 GHG emissions (metric tons) OperatorOpened Elkins Elkins 60 2 13,825 Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation 2010 Fulton Fulton 153 1 118,888 67,642 Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation 2001 Harry D. Mattison Tontitown 340 4 155,985 104,744 American Electric Power 2007 Harry L. Oswald Wrightsville 548 9 368,940 157,546 Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation 2003 Hot Spring Malvern 620 3 2.9 million 1.2 million Entergy 2012Came online in 2002. Purchased from KGen LLC in 2012. Lake Catherine Malvern 721 4 127,495 184,861 Entergy 1950, 1953, 1970 Magnet Cove Magnet Cove 660 3 1.7 million 669,001 Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation 2006 Union El Dorado 2,200 12 11.3 million 4.3 million Entergy 2003
Natural gas/petroleum Name Location Nameplatecapacity (MW) Generating units 2019 net generation (MWh) 2019 GHG emissions (metric tons) OperatorOpened Carl E. Bailey Augusta 122 1 15,894 13,912 Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation 1966 Dell Dell 679 3 3.2 million 1.4 million Associated Electric Cooperative 2007 John L. McClellan Camden 134 1 34,073 25,388 Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation 1971 Jonesboro Jonesboro 224 4 27,266 16,751 Jonesboro City Water & Light 2003, 2007 Paragould Paragould 14 4 84 Paragould Light Water & Cable 1990 Paragould Reciprocating Paragould 14 3 473 Paragould Light Water & Cable 2001 Pine Bluff Energy Center Pine Bluff 236 2 1.2 million 685,030 Calpine Energy Services 2001 Thomas B. Fitzhugh Ozark 171 2 254,918 129,404 Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation 1963, 2003
Nuclear Name Location Nameplatecapacity (MW) Generating units 2019 net generation (MWh) Reactor type Operator Opened Arkansas Nuclear One Russellville 1824 2 14 million Pressurized water Entergy 1974
Petroleum Name Location Nameplatecapacity (MW) Generating units 2019 net generation (MWh) 2019 GHG emissions (metric tons) Operator Opened Piggott Municipal Piggott 7 4 9 City of Piggott 1952
Solar photovoltaic Name Location Type Nameplatecapacity (MW) 2019 net generation (MWh) Acreage Operator Opened SR Camden East Camden CdTe 12 26,019 100 Silicon Ranch Corporation 2016 Van Buren 0.5 1.5 Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative 2016 Ozarks Natural Energy Community Solar Springdale c-Si 1 1,533 5 Ozarks Electric Cooperative 2016 FECC Solar Benton Benton 1 1,457 5 First Electric Cooperative 2017 Scenic Hill Solar III Clarksville 5 10,161 42 Scenic Hill Solar 2017 Holly Springs 1 5 Ouachita Electric Cooperative 2017 Stuttgart Solar Energy Center Arkansas County 81 162,317 475 NextEra Energy Resources 2017 Hamburg 1 8 Today's Power 2018 Brookland 1 8 Today's Power 2018 Forrest City 1 8 Woodruff Electric Cooperative 2019 Newport 1 8 Farmers Electric Cooperative 2019 Salem 1 8 North Arkansas Electric Cooperative 2019 Fayetteville 10 Today’s Power 2019 Jefferson County 0.176 2019 Leon Philpot Solar Generation Facility Mena 1 9 Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative 2020 Star City 1 8 C & L Electric Cooperative 2020 Chicot Solar Project Chicot County 100 825 NextEra Energy Resources 2020 C. Wayne Whitaker Solar Texarkana 1 7 Today's Power 2020 Searcy Solar Searcy 100 800 Entergy 2022 Jonesboro CWL Solar Park Jonesboro 13.25 98 Jonesboro City Water & Light 2022 Happy Solar White County CdTe, bifacial 135 800 JERA Nex 2023 Crossett Solar Park Ashley County 132 Cubico Sustainable Investments 2024 Prairie Mist Ashley County 100 700 Primergy Solar 2024 Walnut Bend Lee County Bifacial 100 Entergy 2024 Big Cypress Solar Crittenden County 180 NextEra Energy Resources 2024 Crooked Lake Solar Park Mississippi County 175 EDP Renewables 2024 Newport Solar Newport 180 2,000 NorthStar Clean Energy 2024
Storage Name Location Type Nameplatecapacity (MWh) 2019 net generation (MWh) Operator Opened Fayetteville Lithium-ion battery 24 Today’s Power 2019 Searcy Solar Searcy Lithium-ion battery 30 Entergy 2022
Proposed power stations Name Location Type Nameplatecapacity Operator Status Stuttgart Solar PV 3.15 MW Expected operable 2020 Hot Springs Solar PV 12.75 MW Scenic Hill Solar Expected operable 2020 Searcy Solar PV 1.2 MW Entegrity Energy Partners Expected operable 2020 Searcy Solar PV 4.5 MW Entegrity Energy Partners Expected operable 2020 Paris Solar PV 1.5 MW Today’s Power Expected operable 2020 Pulaski County Solar PV 8 MW Today’s Power Expected operable 2020 Solar PV 180 MW Expected operable 2023
Retired power stations Name Location Type Nameplatecapacity (MW) Generating units Operator Opened Closed Cecil Lynch North Little Rock Natural gas/petroleum 110 2 Entergy 1949, 1954 2013 Fairbanks Augusta Petroleum 3 5 City of Augusta 1929 2005 Hamilton Moses Forrest City Natural gas/petroleum 138 2 Entergy 1951 2013 Harvey Couch Stamps Natural gas/petroleum 110 2 Entergy 1943, 1954 2011, 2013 Mammoth Spring Dam No. 1 Fulton County Hydroelectric 3 Arkansas-Missouri Power Company 1927 1972 Robert E. Ritchie Helena Natural gas/petroleum 923 3 Entergy 1961 2013 Mabelvale Mabelvale Natural gas 56 4 Entergy 1970 2016
See also
List of public utilities in Arkansas Energy in Arkansas List of power stations in the United States
References
External links Arkansas at the U.S. Energy Information Administration