John W Turk Jr Power Plant
A 609 MW coal power plant in Hempstead, Arkansas, owned by Southwestern Electric Power Co, commissioned in 2012.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 56564Coal
Nameplate capacity
609 MW
Primary fuel
Coal
Commissioned
2012
Time in queue (2006→2012)
6.8 yrs
Owner
Southwestern Electric Power Co
Location
Hempstead, Arkansas
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
2,743.2 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Steam Coal
Units
1
This facility was matched to a SPP interconnection request (LBNL Queued Up): queued 2006, commercial operation 2012 — 6.8 years in the queue. See the SPP queue or typical durations.
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,230.3 | |
| 2016 | 3,748.8 | |
| 2017 | 4,415.6 | |
| 2018 | 4,188 | |
| 2019 | 4,015 | |
| 2020 | 3,519.3 | |
| 2021 | 3,421.6 | |
| 2022 | 3,681.3 | |
| 2023 | 3,112.4 | |
| 2024 | 2,743.2 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton (AR) | Natural Gas | 154.8 MW | ~5 km |
| Southwest Arkansas Electric | Solar | 1 MW | ~25 km |
| Ashdown | Biomass | 156.5 MW | ~27 km |
| UADA | Solar | 2.8 MW | ~31 km |
| ACC | Solar | 2 MW | ~31 km |
| International Paper Texarkana Mill | Biomass | 65 MW | ~50 km |
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