Paragould Turbine
Natural gas power plant · Greene County, Arkansas
Nameplate capacity
14 MW
Rank in Arkansas
#59
of 122 plants
In service since
1990
August 1990
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Paragould Municipal Utilities
- County
- Greene County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.07%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Arkansas
- #16 of 18
- EIA plant code
- 7283
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.4 MW | 3.4 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.4 MW | 3.4 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.4 MW | 3.4 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.4 MW | 3.4 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.3 MW | 0.2 MW | 1991 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Georgia-Pacific Crossett LLC | Natural gas | 25 MW |
| Paragould Reciprocating | Natural gas | 19 MW |
| SR Camden | Solar | 12 MW |
| Noland Wastewater Treatment Plant Hybrid | Battery storage | 11 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 14 MW solar plant and a 14 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