Arkansas Cooperative Seeks Approval for $2.6B Natural Gas Power Plant
Arkansas regulators have been asked to approve construction of a $2.6 billion natural gas power plant by Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Corporation.
The nonprofit filed its application this week and explained it wants to build the plant in Newark in northeast Arkansas to replace aging coal generation that will retire at the end of the decade.
Proposed 1,499-Megawatt Facility
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported it will be a 1,499-megawatt facility adjacent to the coal-fired Independence Power Plant in Independence County. The cooperative provides service in 74 of the 75 counties in Arkansas to 1.3 million state residents…