State regulators have approved plans for a $2.6 billion natural gas-fired power plant in Newark that will help supply electricity to approximately 1.3 million Arkansans.
The Arkansas Public Service Commission approved the 1,499-megawatt facility, known as IGP 3-6, on Monday.
The plant will provide wholesale power to Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Corp., which serves 17 distribution cooperatives across 74 of Arkansas’ 75 counties. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2030…