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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
Operating capacity17,922 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants134212 operating generators
Proposed capacity1,929 MW10.8% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations1Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Arkansas capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
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

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
Union Power StationPlant 55380Oil & gasEl Dorado, ARUnion CountyEntergy Arkansas LLC2,428 MW
Arkansas Nuclear OnePlant 8055NuclearRussellville, ARPope CountyEntergy Arkansas LLC1,845 MW
White BluffPlant 6009CoalRedfield, ARJefferson CountyEntergy Arkansas LLC1,800 MW
Independence Steam Electric StationPlant 6641CoalNewark, ARIndependence CountyEntergy Arkansas LLC1,800 MW
Magnet CovePlant 55714Oil & gasMalvern, ARHot Spring CountyArkansas Electric Coop Corp746 MW
Plum Point Energy StationPlant 56456CoalOsceola, ARMississippi CountyNRG Energy Services - Plum Point720 MW
Hot Spring Generating FacilityPlant 55418Oil & gasMalvern, ARHot Spring CountyEntergy Arkansas LLC715 MW
Dell Power StationPlant 55340Oil & gasDell, ARMississippi CountyAssociated Electric Coop, Inc679 MW
John W Turk Jr Power PlantPlant 56564CoalFulton, ARHempstead CountySouthwestern Electric Power Co609 MW
Harry L. OswaldPlant 55221Oil & gasLittle Rock, ARPulaski CountyArkansas Electric Coop Corp600 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.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap