Beaver Dam
Carroll County, Arkansas · EIA plant ID 182 · Operator: USCE-Little Rock District
Nameplate112MWSummer 129 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation184GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor16%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1965
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 93.7 | 8.3% | — |
| 2002 | 162.3 | 14.4% | — |
| 2003 | 88.1 | 7.8% | — |
| 2004 | 143.1 | 12.7% | — |
| 2005 | 134.5 | 11.9% | — |
| 2006 | 17.8 | 1.6% | — |
| 2007 | 111.8 | 9.9% | — |
| 2008 | 264.8 | 23.4% | — |
| 2009 | 186.2 | 16.5% | — |
| 2010 | 189.5 | 16.8% | — |
| 2011 | 158.8 | 14.1% | — |
| 2012 | 108.6 | 9.6% | — |
| 2013 | 77.2 | 6.8% | — |
| 2014 | 126.2 | 11.2% | — |
| 2015 | 185.3 | 16.4% | — |
| 2016 | 164.9 | 14.6% | — |
| 2017 | 136.8 | 12.1% | — |
| 2018 | 119.4 | 10.6% | — |
| 2019 | 261.7 | 23.2% | — |
| 2020 | 196.1 | 17.3% | — |
| 2021 | 155.5 | 13.8% | — |
| 2022 | 154.5 | 13.7% | — |
| 2023 | 117.7 | 10.4% | — |
| 2024 | 94.6 | 8.4% | — |
| 2025 | 184.1 | 16.3% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 56 | 64.4 | May 1965 | Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year) | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 56 | 64.4 | May 1965 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: USCE-Little Rock District. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| USCE-Little Rock District | 100.0% | 112 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| City of Green Forest (Carroll) | 1 MW | 27.9 km |
| Hindsville | 5 MW | 29.8 km |
| Springdale School District | 3 MW | 33.8 km |
| Ozarks Natural Energy Community Solar | 1 MW | 35.5 km |
| Noland Wastewater Treatment Plant Hybrid | 11 MW | 42.6 km |