Bull Shoals — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 198
- Capacity
- 340 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Marion, AR
- Operating Since
- 1952
- Generators
- 8
- Operator
- USCE-Little Rock District
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 647,309 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 21.6%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwestern Power Administration
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- MRO
Bull Shoals
OperatingHydro
Ranked #1 of 19 Hydro plants in AR#65 of 1454 nationally
340 MW Hydro operating in Marion, AR — Southwestern Power Administration
EIAGEMWD
340 MW
Nameplate Capacity
8
Generators
units
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1952
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
36.3635, -92.5763
County
Marion, AR
Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | USCE-Little Rock District | US Army Corps of Engineers - Little Rock District [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | USCE-Little Rock District | US Army Corps of Engineers - Little Rock District [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as US Army Corps of Engineers - Little Rock District [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Bull Shoals Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the White River in northern Arkansas in the United States. The dam lies on the border of Marion and Baxter Counties, and forms Bull Shoals Lake, which extends well northwest into Missouri. Its main purposes are hydroelectricity production and flood control.
Read more on WikipediaBull Shoals is a 340 MW hydroelectric power plant located in Marion County, Arkansas. The plant began operating in 1952 and is owned and operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USCE) Little Rock District. It utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology with water as its primary fuel source, and consists of eight generators. Bull Shoals is the largest of five hydroelectric plants in Arkansas, and ranks 65th out of 194 hydroelectric plants nationally.
In the most recent year with available data, Bull Shoals generated 647,309 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 21.6%. The plant operates within the balancing authority of the Southwestern Power Administration and is located within the Midcontinent Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwestern Power Administration
Grid Voltage
161 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Federal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
77.3K MWh
Latest Month
647.3K MWh
Annual Generation
21.6%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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