Power Plants in Arkansas

Bywatts lists 62 power plants in Arkansas.

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Plants by fuel type
Arkansas plants by fuelNatural Gas19Hydro19Unknown8Biomass7Oil3Coal3Other2Nuclear1

Weather peril risk for Arkansas projects

75 Arkansas counties carry a FEMA National Risk Index hazard profile. Ice storm is the leading peril in 46 of them, and Miller County ranks highest for modeled catastrophe exposure at 5.0 of 5.

75Counties assessed
Miller County, 5.0 of 5Highest scoring county
Ice stormLeading peril
15Counties in the worst national hail quintile

Arkansas counties ranked by modeled catastrophe exposure

CountyExposure scoreBandLeading perilFEMA ratingInsurability signal
Miller County5.0 of 5CriticalHailRelatively HighDifficult
Lafayette County4.9 of 5CriticalIce stormVery HighDifficult
Sevier County4.8 of 5CriticalIce stormVery HighDifficult
Little River County4.8 of 5CriticalIce stormVery HighDifficult
Hempstead County4.7 of 5CriticalIce stormVery HighDifficult
Nevada County4.6 of 5CriticalIce stormVery HighDifficult
Columbia County4.6 of 5CriticalIce stormVery HighDifficult
Howard County4.6 of 5CriticalIce stormVery HighDifficult
Pike County4.4 of 5CriticalIce stormRelatively HighDifficult
Clark County4.4 of 5CriticalIce stormRelatively HighDifficult

What this means for insurance placement in Arkansas

46 of 75 assessed Arkansas counties flag as Constrained or Difficult on the modeled insurability signal, which is where percentage hail and named windstorm deductibles, and any sublimit discussion, tend to start. The signal is a screening output, not a carrier decision.

Score a Arkansas county for hail, wind and flood exposure in the weather risk calculator

Data source and vintage

Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level. The solar vulnerability layer that turns FEMA building loss into modeled solar loss was derived by Bywatts and revised on physical reasoning. It has not been reviewed by a practising underwriter.

PlantFuelCapacity (MW)Operator
UNION POWER PLANTNatural Gas2,428UNION POWER PARTNERS LP
ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONENuclear1,845ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
INDEPENDENCECoal1,800ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
WHITE BLUFFCoal1,800ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
ROBERT E RITCHIEOil923ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
LAKE CATHERINENatural Gas752ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
MAGNET COVENatural Gas746ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP
PLUM POINT ENERGY STATIONUnknown720PLUM POINT ENERGY ASSOCIATES LLC
HOT SPRING GENERATING FACILITYNatural Gas715ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
DELL POWER STATIONNatural Gas679ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOP, INC
JOHN W TURK JR POWER PLANTUnknown609SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO
HARRY L. OSWALDNatural Gas600ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP
FLINT CREEKCoal558SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO
HARRY D MATTISON GAS PLANTNatural Gas349SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO
BULL SHOALSHydro340USCE-LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT
PINE BLUFF ENERGY CENTERNatural Gas236PINE BLUFF ENERGY LLC
CECIL LYNCHNatural Gas231ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
JONESBORO CITY WATER & LIGHT PLANTNatural Gas224CITY WATER AND LIGHT PLANT
THOMAS FITZHUGHNatural Gas185ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP
DARDANELLEHydro161USCE-LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT
ASHDOWNBiomass157DOMTAR INDUSTRIES INC
HARVEY COUCHNatural Gas156ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
FULTONNatural Gas155ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP
HAMILTON MOSESNatural Gas138ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
MCCLELLANNatural Gas136ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP
CARL BAILEYNatural Gas120ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP
BEAVERHydro112USCE-LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT
DAM 2Hydro103ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP
OZARKHydro100USCE-LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT
GREERS FERRY LAKEHydro96USCE-LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CROSSETTBiomass92GEORGIA-PACIFIC LLC
PINE BLUFF MILLBiomass85EVERGREEN PACKAGING INC
NORFORKHydro80USCE-LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT
MABELVALENatural Gas78ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
BLAKELY MOUNTAINHydro75USCE -VICKBURG DISTRICT
DEGRAYHydro68USCE -VICKBURG DISTRICT
CARPENTERHydro56ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
MURRAYHydro45CITY OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK - (AR)
ELKINS GENERATING CENTERUnknown44ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP
ELLISHydro32ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP
WHILLOCKHydro32ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP
NARROWSHydro26USCE -VICKBURG DISTRICT
CLEARWATER PAPER APP CBBiomass20CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION
PARAGOULD RECIPROCATINGNatural Gas19PARAGOULD LIGHT & WATER COMM
RICELAND FOODS COGENERATION PLANTOther18RICELAND FOODS INC.
WARREN LUMBER MILLBiomass15POTLATCH LAND AND LUMBER LLC
PARAGOULD TURBINENatural Gas14PARAGOULD LIGHT & WATER COMM
REMMELHydro9ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
MUNICIPAL LIGHTOil7CITY OF PIGGOTT - (AR)
OSCEOLAOil5CITY OF OSCEOLA - (AR)
TWO PINE LANDFILL GAS RECOVERYBiomass5WM RENEWABLE ENERGY LLC
WHITE RIVER LOCK AND DAM 1Hydro4WHITE RIVER HYDROELECTRIC
WHITE RIVER LOCK AND DAM 3Hydro4WHITE RIVER HYDROELECTRIC
WASTE MANAGEMENT ECO VISTA LFGTEUnknown4WM RENEWABLE ENERGY LLC
CROSS OIL REFINING & MARKETINGUnknown4CROSS OIL REFINING & MARKETING INC
WHITE RIVER LOCK AND DAM 2Hydro4WHITE RIVER HYDROELECTRIC
COLUMBIA FLOORING MELBOURNEBiomass2UNILIN FLOORING NC LLC-COLUMBIA FLOORING
FOURCHE CREEK WASTEWATEROther1LITTLE ROCK WASTEWATER UTILITY
LEE CREEK WATER TREATMENT FACILITYHydro1FORT SMITH CITY OF
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND LITTLE ROCKUnknown·ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO
GENOVA ARKANSAS I LLCUnknown·SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO
PARAGOULDUnknown·PARAGOULD LIGHT & WATER COMM