JONESBORO CITY WATER & LIGHT PLANT
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 224 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Craighead County
- Operator
- CITY WATER AND LIGHT PLANT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1999
- EIA plant ID
- 56505
- Generators
- 5
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 78 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 4%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.8486, -90.7254
JONESBORO CITY WATER & LIGHT PLANT, a 224 MW Natural Gas power plant in Craighead County, Arkansas. Operated by CITY WATER AND LIGHT PLANT, commissioned 1999.
How JONESBORO CITY WATER & LIGHT PLANT compares
With 224 MW of capacity, JONESBORO CITY WATER & LIGHT PLANT ranks 16th among the 48 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Arkansas and 9th of the 15 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.1% of Arkansas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 528th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1999, it is newer than 58% of the 48 operating Arkansas plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 224 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 78 GWh in 2024 (a 4% capacity factor), down 21% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1999 and 2007.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 33 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PARAGOULD RECIPROCATING (19 MW, Natural Gas).
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
JONESBORO CITY WATER & LIGHT PLANT is a 224 MW natural gas power plant in Craighead County, AR, operated by CITY WATER AND LIGHT PLANT, commissioned in 1999. Craighead County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.7 of 5 at the 42nd national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Craighead County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 7.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.55 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 57.4 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 20.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 2.5 |
Perils not assessed in Craighead 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 Craighead 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.