Pine Bluff Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Jefferson County, Arkansas
Nameplate capacity
230 MW
Rank in Arkansas
#16
of 122 plants
In service since
2001
August 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Pine Bluff Energy LLC
- County
- Jefferson County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 1.20%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Arkansas
- #9 of 18
- EIA plant code
- 55075
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 180 MW | 141 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| ST01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 50 MW | 38 MW | 2001 | 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
| Bull Shoals | Hydro | 340 MW |
| Thomas Fitzhugh | Natural gas | 256 MW |
| Jonesboro City Water & Light Plant | Natural gas | 224 MW |
| Flat Fork Solar | Solar | 200 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 230 MW solar plant and a 230 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