Plum Point Energy Station
Mississippi County, Arkansas · EIA plant ID 56456 · Operator: NRG Energy Services - Plum Point
Nameplate720MWSummer 680 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2,718GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor46%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,079Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2010Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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), gas/coal/oil 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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,624.2 | 82.8% | 10,266 |
| 2011 | 4,179.6 | 71.2% | 9,871 |
| 2012 | 4,366.5 | 74.2% | 9,910 |
| 2013 | 3,995.8 | 68.1% | 10,118 |
| 2014 | 3,626.6 | 61.8% | 9,853 |
| 2015 | 4,062.2 | 69.2% | 9,756 |
| 2016 | 4,605.3 | 78.3% | 9,651 |
| 2017 | 3,520.8 | 60.0% | 9,761 |
| 2018 | 5,202.6 | 87.3% | 9,478 |
| 2019 | 3,944.6 | 66.2% | 9,750 |
| 2020 | 3,238.7 | 54.2% | 10,234 |
| 2021 | 4,046.2 | 67.9% | 9,974 |
| 2022 | 4,353.6 | 73.1% | 9,758 |
| 2023 | 3,381.8 | 56.8% | 10,164 |
| 2024 | 3,120 | 52.2% | 10,300 |
| 2025 | 3,680.1 | 61.8% | 9,886 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 720 | 680 | Sep 2010 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: NRG Energy Services - Plum Point. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Plum Point Energy Associates LLC | 56.9% | 409 MW |
| Missouri Joint Municipal Power Electric | 22.1% | 159 MW |
| East Texas Electric Coop, Inc | 7.5% | 54 MW |
| Empire District Electric Co | 7.5% | 54 MW |
| Municipal Energy Agency of MS | 6.0% | 43 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Driver Solar | 150 MW | 3.2 km |
| Osceola (AR) | 2 MW | 4.4 km |
| Rivercrest SD | 1 MW | 15 km |
| Steel River Solar Phase 1 | — | 16.5 km |
| Steel River Solar Phase 2 | — | 16.5 km |
| Steel River Solar Phase 3 | — | 16.5 km |