# Flint Creek

SPP asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/flint-creek

Southwestern Electric Power Company - Benton County - SPP

Flint Creek Unit 1 is a 558 MW conventional steam coal plant located at 21797 SWEPCO Plant Road, Gentry, Arkansas, in Benton County. Southwestern Electric Power Company operates the plant and owns 50%; Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation owns the remaining 50%. The unit primarily burns subbituminous coal from Wyoming's Powder River Basin and can use distillate fuel oil for startup or contingencies. It was placed in service in May 1978. A dry flue-gas desulfurization scrubber and activated-carbon injection system were completed in May 2016 to meet EPA environmental requirements. The plant serves as a baseload generation resource in the Northwest Arkansas grid and the Southwest Power Pool balancing area, connected via a 345-kV transmission system.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 558 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 6138 — plant-6138

## Facts

- **Technology:** Conventional Steam Coal
- **Operator:** Southwestern Electric Power Company

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Southwestern Electric Power Company — owner and operator (50%) ([source](https://www.swepco.com/))
- **Parent company:** American Electric Power — parent company ([source](https://www.aep.com/))
- **Balancing authority / market operator:** Southwest Power Pool — market / balancing authority ([source](https://spp.org/))

## Sources

- [apscservices.info](http://www.apscservices.info/pdf/15/15-021-U_60_1.pdf) — apscservices.info · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [adeq.state.ar.us](https://adeq.state.ar.us/downloads/WebDatabases/PermitsOnline/Air/0276-AOP-R7.pdf) — adeq.state.ar.us · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [encyclopediaofarkansas.net](https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/flint-creek-power-plant-7451/) — encyclopediaofarkansas.net · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [mbrweb.ferc.gov](https://mbrweb.ferc.gov/SearchMBRAssetAppendix/AssetAppendixDetails?AssetAppendixId=871) — mbrweb.ferc.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [aep.com](https://www.aep.com/) — aep.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [appalachianpower.com](https://www.appalachianpower.com/company/news/view?releaseID=2577) — appalachianpower.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/flint-creek
Website: [Southwestern Electric Power Company](https://www.swepco.com/)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/