Elkins Generating Center
Natural gas power plant · Washington County, Arkansas
Nameplate capacity
66 MW
Rank in Arkansas
#50
of 122 plants
In service since
2010
May 2010
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Arkansas Electric Coop Corp
- County
- Washington County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.35%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Arkansas
- #13 of 18
- EIA plant code
- 56489
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 22 MW | 20 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| B | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 22 MW | 20 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| C | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 22 MW | 20 MW | 2013 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Arkansas
| Blakely Mountain | Hydro | 75 MW |
| Degray | Hydro | 70 MW |
| Carpenter | Hydro | 56 MW |
| Murray | Hydro | 45 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 66 MW solar plant and a 66 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Arkansas power plants · What Arkansas actually generates