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Quick Facts
- Arkansas accounts for about 1% of U.S. total natural gas production, and holds about 1% of the nation’s natural gas reserves.
- There are three biodiesel manufacturing plants in Arkansas with a combined production capacity of 115 million gallons per year, the fifth highest for any state.
- In 2020, natural gas exceeded coal for the first time as the leading source of electricity generation in Arkansas and accounted for almost one-third of the state’s net generation.
- Arkansas ranks among the five states with the lowest average electricity retail price, and half the state's households rely on electricity for heating.
- Arkansas's nuclear power plant (located on Lake Dardanelle about 60 miles northwest of Little Rock) generated 28% of in-state electricity in 2020 and is the second-largest power plant in the state by generating capacity.
Last Updated: April 15, 2021
