List of power stations in Mississippi
Sources of Mississippi utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2023[1]
Natural Gas (75.9%)
Nuclear (16%)
Coal (5.5%)
Biomass (1.8%)
Solar (0.9%)
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Mississippi, sorted by type and name. In 2022, Mississippi had a total summer capacity of 14,724 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 67,781 GWh.[2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 75.9% natural gas, 16% nuclear, 5.5% coal, 1.8% biomass, and 0.9% solar.[1]
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Nuclear power plants
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
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Grand Gulf Nuclear Station | Port Gibson | 32°00′29″N 91°02′52″W / 32.0081°N 91.0478°W / 32.0081; -91.0478 (Grand Gulf) | 1,401 | Entergy | 1985 |
Fossil-fuel power plants
Coal
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
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Victor J. Daniel Electric Generating Plant | Escatawpa | 30°31′56″N 88°33′19″W / 30.5322°N 88.5553°W / 30.5322; -88.5553 (Plant Daniel) | 1,004 | Mississippi Power, Gulf Power | 1977 |
Red Hills Generation Facility | Ackerman | 33°22′34″N 89°13′06″W / 33.3761°N 89.2183°W / 33.3761; -89.2183 (Red Hills Facility) | 440 | SE Choctaw, LLC | 2001 |
Natural gas
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
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Ackerman Combined Cycle Plant | Ackerman | 710 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 2007 |
Gerald Andrus Power Plant | Greenville | 736 | Entergy | 1975 |
Attala Generating Station | Sallis | 455.3 | Entergy | 2001 |
CF Industries Yazoo City Complex | Yazoo City | 20 | CF Industries | 1984 |
Batesville Generation Facility | Batesville | 858 | Cooperative Energy | 2000 |
Caledonia Combined Cycle Plant | Steens | 765 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 2003 |
Chevron Cogenerating Plant | Pascagoula | 132 | Mississippi Power | 1968 |
Choctaw County Generating Station | French Camp | 781 | Entergy | 2003 |
Plant Daniel | Escatawpa | 1,081 | Mississippi Power | 2001 |
Hinds Energy Facility | Jackson | 491 | Entergy | 2001 |
Kemper Combustion Turbine Plant | De Kalb | 293.2 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 2002 |
Magnolia Combined Cycle Plant | Ashland | 918 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 2003 |
Plant Ratcliffe | De Kalb | 675.4 | Mississippi Power | 2014 |
Moselle Generating Station | Moselle | 477 | Cooperative Energy | 1970 |
Silver Creek Generating Plant | Prentiss | 225 | Cooperative Energy | 2003 |
Southaven Combined Cycle Plant | Southaven | 780 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 2003 |
Plant Sweatt | Meridian | 32 | Mississippi Power | 1951 |
Sylvarena Generating Plant | Raleigh | 129 | Cooperative Energy | 2003 |
Plant Jack Watson | Gulfport | 749 | Mississippi Power | 2015 |
LL Wilkins Power Plant | Clarksdale | 49.5 | Clarksdale Public Utilities | 1961 |
Yazoo | Yazoo City | 33.3 | Public Service Commission of Yazoo City | 1954 |
Renewable power plants
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.[3]
Biomass and municipal waste
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Fuel type | Operator | Year opened |
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Columbus MS | Lowndes County | 33°21′37″N 88°27′36″W / 33.3602°N 88.4600°W / 33.3602; -88.4600 (Columbus MS) | 128.6 | wood/wood waste | International Paper | 1982/1987/ 1990 |
Georgia-Pacific Monticello Paper | Lawrence County | 31°37′43″N 90°04′51″W / 31.6285°N 90.0809°W / 31.6285; -90.0809 (GP Monticello Paper) | 81.5 | wood/wood waste | Georgia-Pacific | 1968 |
Intl. Paper Vicksburg Mill | Warren County | 32°31′45″N 90°46′27″W / 32.5292°N 90.7742°W / 32.5292; -90.7742 (IP Vicksburg Mill) | 38.5 | wood/wood waste | International Paper | 1967 |
Leaf River Cellulose | Perry County | 31°14′36″N 89°02′44″W / 31.2434°N 89.0456°W / 31.2434; -89.0456 (Leaf River Cellulose) | 52.2 | wood/wood waste | Leaf River LLC. | 1984 |
Prairie Bluff | Chickasaw County | 33°57′16″N 88°59′33″W / 33.9544°N 88.9925°W / 33.9544; -88.9925 (Prairie Bluff) | 1.6 | landfill gas | Waste Management | 2012 |
Solar
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year opened |
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Hattiesburg Solar Farm | Forrest County | 31°16′33″N 89°18′04″W / 31.2758°N 89.3012°W / 31.2758; -89.3012 (Hattiesburg) | 50.0 | 2017 |
Meridian Solar Farm (I&II) | Lauderdale County | 32°33′12″N 88°34′49″W / 32.5533°N 88.5804°W / 32.5533; -88.5804 (Meridian) | 57.5 | 2019 |
Sumrall Solar Farm (I&II) | Lamar County | 31°24′13″N 89°29′51″W / 31.4035°N 89.4976°W / 31.4035; -89.4976 (Sumrall) | 104.0 | 2017 |
Wind
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year opened |
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Delta Wind[4] | Tunica County | 184 | 2024 |
See also
- List of power stations in the United States
- List of power stations operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority
References
- ^ a b "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, Mississippi, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–23". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "Mississippi Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ Energy Information Administration (15 September 2020). "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)". eia.gov. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Mississippi just got its first utility-scale wind farm". Canary Media. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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