Bull Shoals
Marion County, Arkansas · EIA plant ID 198 · Operator: USCE-Little Rock District
Nameplate340MWSummer 370 MW
Generators8in service
Net generation1,040GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor32%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1952
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 | 327.4 | 9.6% | — |
| 2002 | 899 | 26.3% | — |
| 2003 | 421.4 | 12.3% | — |
| 2004 | 727.6 | 21.2% | — |
| 2005 | 669.9 | 19.6% | — |
| 2006 | 163.9 | 4.8% | — |
| 2007 | 528.1 | 15.4% | — |
| 2008 | 1,547.4 | 45.1% | — |
| 2009 | 883.9 | 25.8% | — |
| 2010 | 940.6 | 27.5% | — |
| 2011 | 1,022.6 | 29.9% | — |
| 2012 | 493.7 | 14.4% | — |
| 2013 | 479.5 | 14.0% | — |
| 2014 | 513.7 | 15.0% | — |
| 2015 | 1,097.8 | 33.9% | — |
| 2016 | 875.7 | 26.9% | — |
| 2017 | 849.4 | 26.2% | — |
| 2018 | 622.6 | 19.2% | — |
| 2019 | 1,428.5 | 44.1% | — |
| 2020 | 1,539.1 | 47.4% | — |
| 2021 | 1,071 | 33.0% | — |
| 2022 | 1,053.5 | 32.5% | — |
| 2023 | 750.5 | 23.2% | — |
| 2024 | 647.3 | 19.9% | — |
| 2025 | 1,040.3 | 32.1% | — |
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 | 40 | 45 | Sep 1952 | Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year) | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 40 | 45 | Sep 1952 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 40 | 35 | Dec 1952 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 40 | 45 | Jun 1953 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 45 | 50 | Jan 1962 | Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year) | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 45 | 50 | Feb 1962 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 45 | 50 | Aug 1963 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 8 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 45 | 50 | Sep 1963 | 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% | 340 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Norfork | 80 MW | 32.7 km |
| Ozark Beach | 16 MW | 58.9 km |
| North Arkansas Electric Cooperative | 1 MW | 62.6 km |
| Table Rock | 200 MW | 70.4 km |
| Nimbus Wind Farm | — | 75.1 km |
| City of West Plains Power Station | 47 MW | 76.3 km |