AR · State grid profile
Arkansas power grid
Arkansas's operating portfolio is led by Oil & gas, followed by Coal. Its 134 plants represent 17,922 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 1,929 MW of proposed capacity.
Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Coverage quality
What is complete here?
Generation portfolio
Arkansas capacity by fuel
Oil & gas39.8%7,139 MW
Coal30.6%5,487 MW
Nuclear10.3%1,845 MW
Solar10%1,794 MW
Hydro7.5%1,351 MW
Biomass1.6%278 MW
Storage0.2%28 MW
Facility intelligence
Largest Arkansas power plants
| Plant | Primary fuel | Location | Utility | Operating capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Power StationPlant 55380 | Oil & gas | El Dorado, ARUnion County | Entergy Arkansas LLC | 2,428 MW |
| Arkansas Nuclear OnePlant 8055 | Nuclear | Russellville, ARPope County | Entergy Arkansas LLC | 1,845 MW |
| White BluffPlant 6009 | Coal | Redfield, ARJefferson County | Entergy Arkansas LLC | 1,800 MW |
| Independence Steam Electric StationPlant 6641 | Coal | Newark, ARIndependence County | Entergy Arkansas LLC | 1,800 MW |
| Magnet CovePlant 55714 | Oil & gas | Malvern, ARHot Spring County | Arkansas Electric Coop Corp | 746 MW |
| Plum Point Energy StationPlant 56456 | Coal | Osceola, ARMississippi County | NRG Energy Services - Plum Point | 720 MW |
| Hot Spring Generating FacilityPlant 55418 | Oil & gas | Malvern, ARHot Spring County | Entergy Arkansas LLC | 715 MW |
| Dell Power StationPlant 55340 | Oil & gas | Dell, ARMississippi County | Associated Electric Coop, Inc | 679 MW |
| John W Turk Jr Power PlantPlant 56564 | Coal | Fulton, ARHempstead County | Southwestern Electric Power Co | 609 MW |
| Harry L. OswaldPlant 55221 | Oil & gas | Little Rock, ARPulaski County | Arkansas Electric Coop Corp | 600 MW |
Methodology
Transparent by design
State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.