THOMAS FITZHUGH
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 185 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Franklin County
- Operator
- ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1963
- EIA plant ID
- 201
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 484 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 30%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.4624, -93.8049
THOMAS FITZHUGH, a 185 MW Natural Gas power plant in Franklin County, Arkansas. Operated by ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP, commissioned 1963.
How THOMAS FITZHUGH compares
With 185 MW of capacity, THOMAS FITZHUGH ranks 17th among the 48 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Arkansas and 10th of the 15 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.6% of Arkansas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 555th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1963, it is older than 81% 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 Franklin County with one other operating plant, OZARK.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 185 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 484 GWh in 2024 (a 30% capacity factor), up 1% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1963 and 2002.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: OZARK (100 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
THOMAS FITZHUGH is a 185 MW natural gas power plant in Franklin County, AR, operated by ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOP CORP, commissioned in 1963. Franklin County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.0 of 5 at the 50th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively High 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.
Franklin County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 8.1 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 23.7 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 60.9 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.42 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 5.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Franklin 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 Franklin 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.