INDEPENDENCE
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,800 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Independence County
- Operator
- ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1983
- EIA plant ID
- 6641
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 5,411 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 34%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.6784, -91.4088
INDEPENDENCE, a 1,800 MW Coal power plant in Independence County, Arkansas. Operated by ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC, commissioned 1983.
How INDEPENDENCE compares
With 1,800 MW of capacity, INDEPENDENCE ranks 3rd among the 48 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Arkansas and is the largest of the 3 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 43% of Arkansas's operating Coal capacity and 11% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 44th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1983, it is older than 54% of the 48 operating Arkansas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC, runs 7 operating plants in Arkansas totaling 6,977 MW. It shares Independence County with 2 other operating plants, WHITE RIVER LOCK AND DAM 1 and WHITE RIVER LOCK AND DAM 2.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 1,800 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 5,411 GWh in 2024 (a 34% capacity factor), up 20% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1983 and 1984.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC, about 0.2 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 8 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is WHITE RIVER LOCK AND DAM 1 (4 MW, Hydro).
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
INDEPENDENCE is a 1,800 MW coal power plant in Independence County, AR, operated by ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC, commissioned in 1983. Independence County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.1 of 5 at the 53rd 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 coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Independence County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Very High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.9 of 5 | 58.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.58 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 86th | 4.5 of 5 | 7.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 14.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 0.02 |
Perils not assessed in Independence 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 Independence 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.