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Electric Substations in Arkansas

174 named substations in Arkansas, with the highest-voltage facilities listed first. Each substation profile shows voltage class, connected transmission lines, and the datacenter candidate sites closest to it.

At a glance

Arkansas has 1,025 electric substation records in the HIFLD dataset, 174 of them with a station name (the other 851 are unnamed tap points, risers and line ends). 17 named substations operate at 345 kV or above, 15 of them at 500 kV or more. The highest recorded voltage is 500 kV and the median is 161 kV.

How is Arkansas's substation network split by voltage?

By maximum voltage, the named substations break down as 15 at 500 kV and above; 2 at 345–499 kV; 5 at 230–344 kV; 104 at 115–229 kV; 36 at 69–114 kV; 12 withvoltage not recorded. 10% of Arkansas's named substations operate at 345 kV or above, against 8% across all 16,654 named US substations. The state median of 161 kV is above the national median of 115 kV.

How does Arkansas compare with other states?

Arkansas ranks 26th of 50 states and DC by number of named substations and 31st by named substations at 345 kV or above. It also has 1,651 scored datacenter candidate sites with an average DC Readiness score of 53.6 (national average 53), and an average power sub-score of 42.4 against 37.4 nationally. Most of those sites (1,263) are in the MISO market.

Which substations in Arkansas have the highest voltage?

SubstationMax voltageConnected linesLine owner
ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE500 kV6ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
DELL500 kV12ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
EL DORADO SUBSTATION500 kV11ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
FORT SMITH500 kV6OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO
INDEPENDENCE SUBSTATION500 kV9ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
JONESBORO EHV500 kV6ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
KEO SUBSTATION500 kV4ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
MABELVALE SUBSTATION500 kV11ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
MAYFLOWER500 kV6ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
PLEASANT HILL500 kV5ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
SANS SOUCI500 kV3ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
SHERIDAN500 kV4ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
WEST MEMPHIS SUBSTATION500 kV5ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
WHITE BLUFF500 kV8ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
WRIGHTSVILLE500 kV6ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
CHAMBERS SPRINGS345 kV6EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO
TONTITOWN345 kV7EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO
BRINKLEY EAST SUBSTATION230 kV6ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
LAKE VILLAGE BAGBY SUBSTATION230 kV4ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
RITCHIE STATION230 kV8ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
STUTTGART RICUSKEY230 kV5ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
WOODWARD SUBSTATION230 kV14ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
ADABELL161 kV2OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO
AECC JONESBORO NORTH161 kV2SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION
ALMA161 kV2OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO
ARKOMA161 kV2OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO
BARLING161 kV2—
BATESVILLE161 kV2ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
BATTLEFIELD161 kV2—
BEAVER161 kV4ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
BRANCH161 kV5OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO
BULL SHOALS161 kV8ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
CEDAR GROVE161 kV2ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
CHERRY VALLEY161 kV2ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
COLONY161 kV2OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO
CORNING161 kV2ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
DARDANELLE161 kV5ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
DATTO161 kV2ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
EAST FAYETTEVILLE161 kV6SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO
EUREKA SPRINGS161 kV4ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
FAYETTEVILLE161 kV2SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO
FAYETTEVILLE SOUTH161 kV4SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO
FLIPPIN161 kV2ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
FLOYD "FROG" HUDSON STATION161 kV2ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
GRAVEL RIDGE161 kV2ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
GRAVEL RIDGE SOUTH161 kV5ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
GREENBRIER161 kV2ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
GREERS FERRY161 kV3ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
HELBERG161 kV4OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO
HERGETT JCWL161 kV5ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
HIGHLAND161 kV2SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION
HIGHWAY 59161 kV1OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO
IGO161 kV3OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO
J STREET161 kV2OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO
JOHNSON161 kV2—
JONESBORO161 kV6ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
JONESBORO SPA161 kV8ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
JONESBORO SPA161 kV3ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
LEHI161 kV4ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC
LITTLE ROCK PINNACLE161 kV4ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC

Every named substation in Arkansas

All 174 named substations, grouped by voltage band.

345–499 kV · 2

Frequently asked questions

How many electric substations are in Arkansas?

HIFLD records 1,025 substations in Arkansas, of which 174 carry a station name. That is the 26th-most named substations of any state in the dataset.

What is the highest-voltage substation in Arkansas?

15 named substations in Arkansas share the top voltage of 500 kV, including ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, DELL, EL DORADO SUBSTATION.

Which substation in Arkansas connects the most transmission lines?

WOODWARD SUBSTATION has the most connected transmission lines of the named substations listed here, with 14 at up to 230 kV.

How many substations in Arkansas are 345 kV or higher?

17 of 174 named substations (10%) operate at 345 kV or above, compared with 8% nationally. Arkansas ranks 31st of 50 states and DC for named substations at that level.

How many datacenter candidate sites in Arkansas are at substations?

758 of the 1,651 scored candidate sites in Arkansas are substation sites — locations generated at an existing substation. Scored sites across Arkansas average 53.6 on the 0–100 DC Readiness scale, against 53 nationally.

Looking for a specific record? The directory lists every substation in Arkansas, A to Z.

More on Arkansas, and states with similar counts

About this data

Source: HIFLD Electric Substations and Transmission Lines (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), as published June 29, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Electric substations in Arkansas”, https://gridcensus.com/substations/arkansas (data as of June 29, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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