Power plants in Arkansas
120 operating power projects with 18,595 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.
Projects
120
Nameplate capacity
18,595 MW
Counties with a plant
51
Operators
57
Power markets: MISO prices, SPP prices
Capacity by fuel
Natural gas · 6,852 MW · 17Coal · 5,487 MW · 5Solar · 2,791 MW · 73Nuclear · 1,845 MW · 1Hydro · 1,139 MW · 18Other fuels · 278 MW · 5Wind · 144 MW · 1Pumped storage · 30 MWBattery storage · 28 MW
MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.
Largest power plants in Arkansas
Top 50 · All 120 plants| Plant | Primary fuel | MW | County | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Power Station | Natural gas | 2,428 | Union | Entergy Arkansas LLC |
| Arkansas Nuclear One | Nuclear | 1,845 | Pope | Entergy Arkansas LLC |
| White Bluff | Coal | 1,800 | Jefferson | Entergy Arkansas LLC |
| Independence Steam Electric Station | Coal | 1,800 | Independence | Entergy Arkansas LLC |
| Magnet Cove | Natural gas | 746 | Hot Spring | Arkansas Electric Coop Corp |
| Plum Point Energy Station | Coal | 720 | Mississippi | NRG Energy Services - Plum Point |
| Hot Spring Generating Facility | Natural gas | 715 | Hot Spring | Entergy Arkansas LLC |
| Dell Power Station | Natural gas | 679 | Mississippi | Associated Electric Coop, Inc |
| John W Turk Jr Power Plant | Coal | 609 | Hempstead | Southwestern Electric Power Co |
| Harry L. Oswald | Natural gas | 600 | Pulaski | Arkansas Electric Coop Corp |
Arkansas power plants by fuel
Newest plants in Arkansas
Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.
SR DumasSolar · 4.8 MW · Desha County · June 2026SR FisherSolar · 4.8 MW · Poinsett County · June 2026Cherry Valley PV ISolar · 135 MW · Cross County · April 2026Redfield SolarSolar · 100 MW · Grant County · April 2026Forgeview SolarSolar · 200 MW · Mississippi County · December 2025HindsvilleSolar · 5 MW · Madison County · December 2025
Counties with the most capacity
Union County2 plants · 2,430 MWJefferson County3 plants · 2,115 MWHot Spring County4 plants · 2,022 MWPope County2 plants · 2,006 MWMississippi County6 plants · 1,925 MWIndependence County3 plants · 1,808 MWHempstead County2 plants · 764 MWPulaski County8 plants · 664 MWBenton County2 plants · 561 MW
Largest operators in Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas LLC11 plants · 9,635 MW
Arkansas Electric Coop Corp10 plants · 2,248 MW
Southwestern Electric Power Co2 plants · 1,167 MW
NRG Energy Services - Plum Point1 plant · 720 MW
USCE-Little Rock District6 plants · 708 MW
Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.
All 120 plants in Arkansas, by county
Arkansas County 1 plant
- Stuttgart Solar Solar · 81 MW
Ashley County 5 plants
- Prairie Mist Solar Solar · 109.2 MW
- Crossett Solar Solar · 100 MW
- Georgia-Pacific Crossett LLC Natural gas · 25 MW
- Ashley-Chicot Solar Solar · 1 MW
- Crossett SD Solar · 1 MW
Baxter County 1 plant
- Norfork Hydro · 80.4 MW
Benton County 2 plants
- Flint Creek Coal · 558 MW
- XNA (NW AR Natnl Airport) Solar · 3 MW
Calhoun County 1 plant
- SR Camden Solar · 12 MW
Carroll County 3 plants
- Beaver Dam (AR) Hydro · 56 MW
- City of Green Forest (Carroll) Solar · 1.2 MW
- Berryville School District Solar Solar · 1 MW
Chicot County 1 plant
- Chicot Solar Solar · 100 MW
Clark County 3 plants
- Degray Hydro · 70 MW
- Veolia (Gum Springs) Solar · 5 MW
- South Central Electric Cooperative Solar · 1 MW
Clay County 1 plant
- Clay County Electrical Cooperative Solar · 1 MW
Cleburne County 1 plant
- Greers Ferry Lake Hydro · 96 MW
Conway County 1 plant
- Whillock Hydro · 32.4 MW
Craighead County 3 plants
- Jonesboro City Water & Light Plant Natural gas · 224.3 MW
- Jonesboro CWL Solar Park Solar · 10 MW
- Craighead Electric Solar One Solar · 2.2 MW
Crawford County 1 plant
- Ellis Hydro Hydro · 32.4 MW
Crittenden County 2 plants
- West Memphis Solar Station Solar · 180 MW
- Big Cypress Solar, LLC Solar · 180 MW
Cross County 3 plants
- Crossover Wind Wind · 144 MW
- Quartz Solar, LLC Solar · 135 MW
- Cherry Valley PV I Solar · 135 MW
Desha County 3 plants
- Dam 2 Hydro · 102.6 MW
- Clearwater Paper APP CB Wood biomass · 28 MW
- SR Dumas Solar · 4.8 MW
Franklin County 4 plants
- Thomas Fitzhugh Natural gas · 256.2 MW
- Ozark Hydro · 60 MW
- Branch Solar Farm Solar · 5 MW
- Arkansas Valley Solar · 1 MW
Fulton County 1 plant
- North Arkansas Electric Cooperative Solar · 1 MW
Garland County 3 plants
- Blakely Mountain Hydro · 75 MW
- Carpenter Hydro · 56 MW
- Hot Springs 2020 Solar · 1 MW
Grant County 1 plant
- Redfield Solar Solar · 100 MW
Greene County 3 plants
- Paragould Reciprocating Natural gas · 19.2 MW
- Paragould Turbine Natural gas · 13.6 MW
- Paragould Solar Farm Solar · 1.5 MW
Hempstead County 2 plants
- John W Turk Jr Power Plant Coal · 609 MW
- Fulton (AR) Natural gas · 154.8 MW
Hot Spring County 4 plants
- Magnet Cove Natural gas · 746 MW
- Hot Spring Generating Facility Natural gas · 714.8 MW
- Lake Catherine Natural gas · 552.5 MW
- Remmel Hydro · 9 MW
Independence County 3 plants
- Independence Steam Electric Station Coal · 1,800 MW
- White River Lock and Dam 1 Hydro · 4.3 MW
- White River Lock and Dam 2 Hydro · 3.5 MW
Jackson County 3 plants
- Newport Solar Project Solar · 180 MW
- White River Medical Center Solar · 2.9 MW
- Farmers Electric Cooperative Solar · 1 MW
Jefferson County 3 plants
- White Bluff Coal · 1,800 MW
- Pine Bluff Energy Center Natural gas · 230.4 MW
- Pine Bluff Mill Wood biomass · 85 MW
Johnson County 3 plants
- City of Clarksville Solar · 10 MW
- Scenic Hill Solar III Solar · 5 MW
- Scenic Hill Solar IV, LLC Solar · 2.2 MW
Lee County 1 plant
- Walnut Bend Solar Station PV Solar · 100 MW
Lincoln County 3 plants
- ADC Varner Solar · 4.9 MW
- C&L Solar · 1 MW
- Star City School District Solar · 1 MW
Little River County 1 plant
- Ashdown Wood biomass · 156.5 MW
Logan County 3 plants
- Fayetteville Public Schools (SWEPCO) Solar · 4 MW
- LRWRA Solar · 4 MW
- City of Paris Solar Solar · 1.5 MW
Madison County 1 plant
- Hindsville Solar · 5 MW
Marion County 1 plant
- Bull Shoals Hydro · 255 MW
Miller County 1 plant
- Southwest Arkansas Electric Solar · 1 MW
Mississippi County 6 plants
- Plum Point Energy Station Coal · 720 MW
- Dell Power Station Natural gas · 679.1 MW
- Forgeview Solar Solar · 200 MW
- Crooked Lake Solar, LLC Solar · 175 MW
- Driver Solar Solar · 150 MW
- Rivercrest SD Solar · 1 MW
Ouachita County 3 plants
- McClellan (AR) Natural gas · 136 MW
- General Dynamics Solar · 7 MW
- SAU Tech Solar · 1 MW
Phillips County 1 plant
- Long Lake Solar, LLC Solar · 200 MW
Pike County 1 plant
- Narrows (AR) Hydro · 25.5 MW
Poinsett County 1 plant
- SR Fisher Solar · 4.8 MW
Polk County 1 plant
- Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative Solar · 1 MW
Pope County 2 plants
- Arkansas Nuclear One Nuclear · 1,845 MW
- Dardanelle Hydro · 160.8 MW
Pulaski County 8 plants
- Harry L. Oswald Natural gas · 599.5 MW
- Murray Hydro · 45.4 MW
- NLRED 5MW Solar · 5 MW
- Two Pine Landfill Gas Recovery Landfill gas · 4.8 MW
- Zeuber Solar · 4.6 MW
- NLRED 2MW Solar · 2 MW
- Fourche Creek Wastewater Natural gas · 1.3 MW
- Southside SD Solar · 1 MW
St Francis County 3 plants
- Flat Fork Solar Solar · 200 MW
- Forrest City- Prison Site Solar · 1 MW
- Forrest City- Eldridge Road Solar · 1 MW
St. Francis County 1 plant
- Woodruff Electric Cooperative Solar · 1 MW
Stone County 1 plant
- White River Lock and Dam 3 Hydro · 4.3 MW
Union County 2 plants
- Union Power Station Natural gas · 2,428 MW
- El Dorado AR Solar · 1.8 MW
Van Buren County 1 plant
- Petit Jean Solar · 1 MW
Washington County 9 plants
- Elkins Generating Center Natural gas · 66 MW
- Noland Wastewater Treatment Plant Hybrid Solar · 11 MW
- Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant Hybr Solar · 11 MW
- UA Central Utility Plant Natural gas · 5.6 MW
- Waste Management Eco Vista LFGTE Landfill gas · 4 MW
- Springdale School District Solar · 2.9 MW
- Ozark Solar Park Solar · 2.4 MW
- Ozarks Natural Energy Community Solar Solar · 1 MW
- Fayetteville Public Schools (Ozarks) Solar · 1 MW
White County 4 plants
- Searcy Solar Hybrid Solar · 110 MW
- Happy Solar 1 Solar · 95 MW
- Searcy Water II Solar · 2.8 MW
- Searcy Water I Solar · 1 MW
Woodruff County 1 plant
- Woodruff County Solar Solar · 122 MW
Questions about power plants in Arkansas
How many power plants are in Arkansas?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 120 operating power projects in Arkansas, with 18,595 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.
What is the largest power plant in Arkansas?
Union Power Station in Union County, with 2,428 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is Arkansas Nuclear One, with 1,845 MW.
How much of Arkansas's capacity is coal?
5,487 MW, about 30% of nameplate capacity. 5 projects have coal as their primary fuel.
Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources