Power plant · Arkansas, United States
Carl Bailey Power Plant
Carl Bailey Power Plant is a closed gas power plant in Arkansas, United States, with 120 MW of capacity, operated by Arkansas Electric Coop Corp.
Grid connection
It closed in 2024, which freed up a 120 MW grid connection at 161 kV to the grid of Entergy Arkansas LLC, unless it has been reassigned since.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Arkansas | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1966 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2024 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Arkansas Electric Coop Corp | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 120 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Entergy Arkansas LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 161 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 35.2601, -91.3634 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Carl Bailey is the 14th-largest of 15 power plants in Arkansas and the 933rd-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 120 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 14th of 15 | 13,599 MW | 0.88% |
| United States | 933rd of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,313th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 mines (1 operating) and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Searcy Information Technologies | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
| Possum Grape | Mine | — | Closed | 42 km |
| Blocker Lead #4 | Mine | — | Operating | 43 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Arkansas Electric Coop Corp
- White Bluff1,800 MW
- Independence Steam Electric Station1,800 MW
- Naples Power Plant900 MW · planned
- Magnet Cove746 MW
- John W Turk Jr Power Plant609 MW
- Harry L. Oswald600 MW
- Flint Creek558 MW
- Nimbus Wind Farm183 MW · under construction
Other power plants in Arkansas
- Union Power Station2,428 MW
- Arkansas Nuclear One1,845 MW
- Independence Steam Electric Station1,800 MW
- White Bluff1,800 MW
- Magnet Cove746 MW
- Plum Point Energy Station720 MW
- Hot Spring Generating Facility715 MW
- Dell Power Station679 MW
Data on this page
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
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- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
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