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This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Arkansas, separated by fuel type. In 2021, Arkansas had a summer capacity of 14,832 megawatts , and a net generation of 61,100 gigawatt-hours . [ 2 ]
This category contains articles about hydroelectric power plants in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Pages in category "Hydroelectric power plants in Arkansas" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Arkansas is one of 9 U.S. states and the District of Columbia without utility-scale wind power. [27] Other renewables Arkansas is 14th among states with the most installed hydroelectric generating capacity and 16th with the most generation from biomass. In 2011, hydroelectric installations generated 2,992 million kilowatt hours, while 1,668 ...
In 2021, hydroelectric power produced 31.5% of the total renewable electricity, and 6.3% of the total U.S. electricity. [2] According to the International Hydropower Association, the United States is the 3rd largest producer of hydroelectric power in the world in 2021 after Brazil and China. [3] Total installed capacity for 2020 was 102.8 GW.
The Hoover Dam in Arizona and Nevada was the first hydroelectric power station in the United States to have a capacity of at least 1,000 MW upon completion in 1936. Since then numerous other hydroelectric power stations have surpassed the 1,000 MW threshold, most often through the expansion of existing hydroelectric facilities.
The following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Arkansas. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).
Logo used to commemorate 75 years of the Southwestern Power Administration. Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn of Texas and Representative Clyde T. Ellis of Arkansas spearheaded the effort to make all federal dams constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the region to stay owned and operated by the military while the hydroelectric power stations were to be managed and marketed by the ...
In 1902, a pamphlet was printed by the Mountain Home Commercial club advertising the area to mining interests and suggesting the area would be suitable for power-generating dams. [3] Several entities, including Dixie Power Company and White River Power Company, were granted franchises and explored dam sites on various rivers in North Arkansas ...