# Independence Steam Electric Station

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/independence-steam-electric-station

Entergy Arkansas LLC - Independence County - MISO

Independence Steam Electric Station is a two-unit, 1,800 MW coal-fired conventional steam-electric generating facility located at 555 Point Ferry Road, Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, within the MISO balancing authority. Each unit has 900 MW nameplate capacity and burns subbituminous coal. Entergy Arkansas LLC operates the station under jointly held ownership. The station is scheduled to cease coal combustion by December 31, 2030.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 1800 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 6641 — plant-6641

## Facts

- **Technology:** Conventional Steam Coal
- **Operator:** Entergy Arkansas LLC

## Related parties

- **Developer:** Arkansas Power and Light Company — Predecessor developer and constructor ([source](https://www.entergyarkansas.com))

## Sources

- [adeq.state.ar.us](https://adeq.state.ar.us/downloads/WebDatabases/PermitsOnline/NPDES/PermitInformation/AR0037451_Letter%20from%20Entergy%20Concerning%20Revised%20ELGs%20CCR%20and%20CRL_20260318.pdf) — adeq.state.ar.us · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [encyclopediaofarkansas.net](https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/independence-steam-electric-station-7452/) — encyclopediaofarkansas.net · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [talkbusiness.net](https://talkbusiness.net/2021/03/judge-approves-entergy-arkansas-sierra-club-agreement-to-retire-coal-natural-gas-power-plants/) — talkbusiness.net · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [aecc.com](https://www.aecc.com/resource-dir/independence-steam-electric-station/) — aecc.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [arkansasonline.com](https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/jun/16/commission-approves-arkansas-electric/) — arkansasonline.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/independence-steam-electric-station
Website: [Entergy Arkansas LLC](https://www.entergyarkansas.com)

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