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. The lone unit uses coal mined from the

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. The output is owned jointly half and half by SWEPCO/AEP and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. As part of the project, SWEPCO constructed a 100’ high dam on Little Flint Creek to create a reservoir to provide cooling water to the plant. The reservoir, known as Lake Flint Creek or SWEPCO Lake, provides fishing opportunities and is open to the public.

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