John W Turk Jr Power Plant
Hempstead County, Arkansas · EIA plant ID 56564 · Operator: Southwestern Electric Power Co
Nameplate609MWSummer 650 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation3,171GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor56%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate9,165Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2012Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 295 | 65.1% | 4,858 |
| 2013 | 3,846.1 | 72.1% | 8,858 |
| 2014 | 4,422.6 | 82.9% | 9,038 |
| 2015 | 3,230.3 | 60.6% | 9,145 |
| 2016 | 3,748.8 | 70.1% | 9,181 |
| 2017 | 4,415.6 | 82.8% | 9,089 |
| 2018 | 4,188 | 78.5% | 9,078 |
| 2019 | 4,015 | 70.5% | 9,091 |
| 2020 | 3,519.3 | 61.6% | 9,219 |
| 2021 | 3,421.6 | 60.1% | 9,163 |
| 2022 | 3,681.3 | 64.6% | 9,187 |
| 2023 | 3,112.4 | 54.7% | 9,391 |
| 2024 | 2,743.2 | 48.0% | 9,732 |
| 2025 | 3,361.5 | 59.0% | 9,119 |
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 Steam Coal | ST | 609 | 650 | Dec 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Southwestern Electric Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 73.3% | 446 MW |
| Arkansas Electric Coop Corp | 11.7% | 71 MW |
| East Texas Electric Coop, Inc | 8.3% | 51 MW |
| Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority | 6.7% | 41 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Fulton (AR) | 155 MW | 4.8 km |
| Southwest Arkansas Electric | 1 MW | 24.8 km |
| Ashdown | 157 MW | 27.4 km |
| UADA | 3 MW | 31.1 km |
| ACC | 2 MW | 31.1 km |
| International Paper Texarkana Mill | 65 MW | 49.9 km |