Thomas Fitzhugh
Natural gas power plant · Franklin County, Arkansas
Nameplate capacity
256 MW
Rank in Arkansas
#15
of 122 plants
In service since
1963
May 1963
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Arkansas Electric Coop Corp
- County
- Franklin County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 1.34%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Arkansas
- #8 of 18
- EIA plant code
- 201
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 126 MW | 101 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 71 MW | 47 MW | 2026 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 59 MW | 61 MW | 1963 | 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
| Harry D Mattison Gas Plant | Natural gas | 349 MW |
| Bull Shoals | Hydro | 340 MW |
| Pine Bluff Energy Center | Natural gas | 230 MW |
| Jonesboro City Water & Light Plant | Natural gas | 224 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 256 MW solar plant and a 256 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