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Coal power plants in Arkansas

Arkansas has 5 operating coal power plants with 5.5 GW of capacity.

  • Operating5
Little RockFayettevilleFort SmithJonesboro

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest coal power plants in Arkansas

Operating, by capacity

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1White Bluff19811,800 MW
2Independence Steam Electric Station19841,800 MW
3Plum Point Energy Station2010720 MW
4John W Turk Jr Power Plant2012609 MW
5Flint Creek1978558 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in Arkansas

Newest first

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1John W Turk Jr Power Plant2012609 MW
2Plum Point Energy Station2010720 MW
3Independence Steam Electric Station19841,800 MW
4White Bluff19811,800 MW
5Flint Creek1978558 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in Arkansas

How many coal power plants are in Arkansas?
Arkansas has 5 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 5.5 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in Arkansas?
White Bluff in Jefferson County, Arkansas is the largest, at 1,800 MW. It came online in 1981.
How many coal power plants were built in Arkansas in 2025?
0 coal power plants came online in Arkansas in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in Arkansas?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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