DELL POWER STATION
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 679 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Mississippi County
- Operator
- ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOP, INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2007
- EIA plant ID
- 55340
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 3,946 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 66%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.8611, -90.0243
DELL POWER STATION, a 679 MW Natural Gas power plant in Mississippi County, Arkansas. Operated by ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOP, INC, commissioned 2007.
How DELL POWER STATION compares
With 679 MW of capacity, DELL POWER STATION ranks 9th among the 48 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Arkansas and 5th of the 15 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.4% of Arkansas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 4.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 211th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2007, it is newer than 81% of the 48 operating Arkansas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Mississippi County with 2 other operating plants, PLUM POINT ENERGY STATION and OSCEOLA.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 679 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,946 GWh in 2024 (a 66% capacity factor), up 36% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 722 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PLUM POINT ENERGY STATION (720 MW).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
DELL POWER STATION is a 679 MW natural gas power plant in Mississippi County, AR, operated by ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOP, INC, commissioned in 2007. Mississippi County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.3 of 5 at the 33rd national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 99th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Mississippi County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 7.0 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 20.0 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 58.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.74 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Mississippi County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Mississippi County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
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.