Flint Creek
Coal power plant in Benton County, Arkansas. 558 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Also known as Flint Creek Power Plant · EIA plant 6138
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 558 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- May 1978First generator online
- Operator
- Southwestern Electric Power CoEIA operator ID 17698
- Grid
- SPPBalancing authority SWPP
- Price nodes
- 2 SPP nodesResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Benton County, AR36.2561, −94.5241
- EIA plant ID
- 6138EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Flint Creek produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
2.95 TWh
2,949,322 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
60.3%
2024: 48.1%
January to July 2026
1.26 TWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
1.8–3.0
TWh a year. Low 2020, high 2015
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,816,686 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2001 | 3,698,365 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2002 | 3,655,965 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 3,247,269 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2004 | 3,587,435 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 3,667,479 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 3,684,025 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 3,566,857 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 3,603,296 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 2,828,214 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 3,593,433 | 73.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 3,786,795 | 77.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 3,791,093 | 77.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 3,066,049 | 62.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 3,635,660 | 74.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 3,041,196 | 62.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 2,041,334 | 41.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 2,733,613 | 55.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 2,669,748 | 54.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 2,376,855 | 48.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 1,816,766 | 37.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 2,805,375 | 57.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 2,578,628 | 52.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 2,065,083 | 42.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 2,357,540 | 48.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 2,949,322 | 60.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 1,258,158 | 44.3% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · SPPEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDCO₂, 2025
3.35M
US short tons. 2024: 2.70M
SO₂, 2025
847
US short tons
NOx, 2025
3,189
US short tons
CO₂ per MWh, calculated
1.13 t
About 2,269 lb per MWh
1 of 1 EPA units reported CO₂ in 2025 (1), matched to EIA plant 6138 through the EPA–EIA crosswalk. The per-MWh rate is EPA CO₂ divided by EIA-923 net generation. The two reporting boundaries can differ.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSWithdrawal, 2024
128,925
million gallons
Consumption, 2024
899
million gallons
Source
Flint Creek Reservoir
Surface, Fresh. Recirculating with cooling pond
Watershed stress
Low · 0.254
USGS SUI, HUC12 Middle Flint Creek
12 of 12 cooling months report withdrawal. SUI of the HUC12 containing the plant. Cooling-pond plants report water circulated through the pond as withdrawal, so withdrawal is far above consumption. Blank volumes are unreported, not zero.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 558.0 | May 1978 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Southwestern Electric Power Co as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Generation potential vs reported
Monthly potential at seasonal net capability, next to EIA-923 output. Shows how much of the plant's capability was used.
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Questions about Flint Creek
How much power does Flint Creek produce?
Flint Creek reported 2,949,322 MWh (2.95 TWh) of net generation in 2025, a 60.3% capacity factor on 558 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 1.26 TWh, which is provisional.
Where is Flint Creek?
Flint Creek is in Benton County, Arkansas, at 36.2561, −94.5241. It is in the Southwest Power Pool balancing area (SWPP).
Who operates Flint Creek?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Southwestern Electric Power Co as the operator (EIA operator ID 17698). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Flint Creek start operating?
Its first generator began operating in May 1978, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Flint Creek?
Yes. InfraMap has SPP day-ahead and real-time prices at 2 price nodes linked to Flint Creek, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- EPA CAMPD annual emissions through the EPA–EIA crosswalk, 1995 to 2025
- SPP day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- EIA-923 cooling water 2024 and the USGS surface water supply and use index, Water years 2010-2020 (Oct 2009 to Sep 2020), mean of monthly values
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page