Flint Creek Power Plant
Encyclopedia
Flint Creek Power Plant is a base load, coal
fired, electrical
power station
located west of Gentry, Arkansas
in Benton County, Arkansas
.
The lone unit uses coal mined from the Powder River Basin
shipped via Kansas City Southern Railway
. The output is owned jointly half and half by SWEPCO/AEP
and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp.
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
fired, electrical
Electric power
Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations...
power station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
located west of Gentry, Arkansas
Gentry, Arkansas
Gentry is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 3,158 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
in Benton County, Arkansas
Benton County, Arkansas
Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the population was 153,406. The U.S. Census Bureau 2010 population is 221,339. The county seat is Bentonville. Benton County was formed on 30 September 1836 and was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S...
.
The lone unit uses coal mined from the Powder River Basin
Powder River Basin
The Powder River Basin is a geologic region in southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming, about east to west and north to south, known for its coal deposits. The region supplies about 40 percent of coal in the United States. It is both a topographic drainage and geologic structural basin...
shipped via Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City Southern Railway
The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
. The output is owned jointly half and half by SWEPCO/AEP
American Electric Power
American Electric Power is a major investor-owner electric utility in various parts of the United States. AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S...
and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp.
Units
| Unit | Capacity | Commissioning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 528 MW (Coal) | 1978 |