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Independence Power Plant is a 1,678-megawatt
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power plant near Newark, Arkansas. The plant has two units, rated at 850
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each, that came online in 1983 and 1984. The plant is owned in part by Entergy Arkansas. It has a 305-meter chimney built in 1983.


Emissions

In 2013, Environment America ranked the plant 35th on its list of the 100 dirtiest coal-fired power stations in the U.S., reporting that its 2011 emissions were equivalent to 2.3 million passenger vehicles. The plant released 10,787,400
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es in 2012 according to the EPA. The emissions in metric tons comprised: *Carbon dioxide: 10,705,646 *Methane: 25,974 *Nitrous oxide: 55,780


Phase-out plan

In 2018, the owner Entergy announced a plan to close the plant by 2030.


See also

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List of power stations in Arkansas This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Arkansas, separated by fuel type. In 2021, Arkansas had a summer capacity of 14,832 megawatts, and a net generation of 61,100 gigawatt-hours. The corresponding electr ...
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Data on generation and fuel consumption
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