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Arkansas cooperative seeks approval for $2.6B natural gas plant in Newark

Summary by KTLO LLC
Arkansas regulators are being asked to approve construction of a $2.6 billion natural gas power plant in northeast Arkansas. Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Corporation filed an application this week to build the facility in Newark, adjacent to the existing coal-fired Independence Power Plant in Independence County. The proposed plant would generate 1,499 megawatts and is intended to replace aging coal-fired generation scheduled to retire at the …
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KTLO LLC broke the news in on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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