FULTON
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 155 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Hempstead County
- Operator
- ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 7825
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 194 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 14%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 33.6096, -93.7925
FULTON, a 155 MW Natural Gas power plant in Hempstead County, Arkansas. Operated by ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP, commissioned 2001.
How FULTON compares
With 155 MW of capacity, FULTON ranks 20th among the 48 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Arkansas and 11th of the 15 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.1% of Arkansas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 598th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 62% of the 48 operating Arkansas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP, runs 9 operating plants in Arkansas totaling 2,033 MW. It shares Hempstead County with one other operating plant, JOHN W TURK JR POWER PLANT.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 155 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 194 GWh in 2024 (a 14% capacity factor), about 2.8 times its 2022 output.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 766 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is JOHN W TURK JR POWER PLANT (609 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
FULTON is a 155 MW natural gas power plant in Hempstead County, AR, operated by ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP, commissioned in 2001. Hempstead County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.7 of 5 at the 91st national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Very High 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.
Hempstead County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Very High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.38 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 63.2 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.48 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 17.8 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 1.3 |
Perils not assessed in Hempstead 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 Hempstead 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.