Power Sector Opportunities Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions Arkansas

WRI analysis indicates that Arkansas could reduce power sector CO2 emissions by 39 percent below 2011 levels by 2020 through a combination of infrastructure optimization and clean energy strategies. Key opportunities include increasing the utilization of natural gas plants to 75 percent, expanding combined heat and power (CHP) systems, improving coal plant efficiency, meeting energy efficiency targets, and increasing renewable energy sources to 15 percent of the state's electricity.

• Arkansas has the potential to reduce its CO2 emissions by 39 percent below 2011 levels by 2020, which would align with moderately ambitious standards for existing power plants.
• Optimizing existing infrastructure offers significant reduction potential: running the state's most efficient natural gas plants at 75 percent capacity could reduce CO2 emissions by 30 percent by 2020 (relative to 2011); increasing combined heat and power (CHP) use by 33 percent above 2012 levels could yield a 2 percent reduction; and improving coal plant efficiency by 2.5 percent could reduce emissions by 1 percent.
• Clean energy strategies can further lower emissions: meeting the state's 2015 energy efficiency savings goals annually could cut power sector CO2 emissions by 7 percent by 2020, and achieving a 15 percent share of electricity from renewable sources by 2020 could reduce emissions by 9 percent compared to 2011 levels.

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World Resources Institute (n.d.). Power Sector Opportunities Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions Arkansas. https://www.wri.org/research/power-sector-opportunities-reducing-carbon-dioxide-emissions-arkansas

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@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendpower, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Power Sector Opportunities Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions Arkansas}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/power-sector-opportunities-reducing-carbon-dioxide-emissions-arkansas}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }