🔥 Natural Gas Power Plants in Mississippi
Mississippi operates 37 natural gas power plants totaling 14,354 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 56.3M MWh.
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.
Plants37operating
Capacity14,353 MWnameplate
Generation56.3M MWhannual
All Mississippi natural gas plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor J Daniel Jr | Escatawpa | Jackson County | 2,229 MW | Mississippi Power Co |
| Magnolia Power Plant | Ashland | Benton County | 1,004 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Jack Watson | Gulfport | Harrison County | 919 MW | Mississippi Power Co |
| Tva Southaven Combined Cycle | Southaven | Desoto County | 904 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Choctaw County | French Camp | Choctaw County | 899 MW | Entergy Mississippi Llc |
| Batesville Generation Facility | Batesville | Panola County | 891 MW | Cooperative Energy |
| Quantum Choctaw Power Llc | Ackerman | Choctaw County | 851 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Ratcliffe | De Kalb | Kemper County | 840 MW | Mississippi Power Co |
| Caledonia | Steens | Lowndes County | 801 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Gerald Andrus | Greenville | Washington County | 781 MW | Entergy Mississippi Llc |
| Hinds Energy Facility | Jackson | Hinds County | 600 MW | Entergy Mississippi Llc |
| R D Morrow | Purvis | Lamar County | 558 MW | Cooperative Energy |
| Attala | Sallis | Attala County | 551 MW | Entergy Mississippi Llc |
| Baxter Wilson | Vicksburg | Warren County | 545 MW | Entergy Mississippi Llc |
| Moselle | Moselle | Jones County | 511 MW | Cooperative Energy |
| Kemper County | De Kalb | Kemper County | 372 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Crossroads Energy Center | Clarksdale | Coahoma County | 306 MW | Clarksdale Public Utilities |
| Silver Creek | Prentiss | Jefferson Davis County | 251 MW | Cooperative Energy |
| Chevron Oil | Pascagoula | Jackson County | 171 MW | Mississippi Power Co |
| Sylvarena | Raleigh | Smith County | 141 MW | Cooperative Energy |
| L L Wilkins | Clarksdale | Coahoma County | 55 MW | Clarksdale Public Utilities |
| Sweatt | Meridian | Lauderdale County | 42 MW | Mississippi Power Co |
| Yazoo | Yazoo City | Yazoo County | 34 MW | Public Serv Comm Of Yazoo City |
| Benndale | Benndale | George County | 28 MW | Cooperative Energy |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi State | Oktibbeha County | 26 MW | Mississippi State University |
| Cf Industries Yazoo City Complex | Yazoo City | Yazoo County | 25 MW | Cf Industries Nitrogen Llc |
| Georgia-Pacific Taylorsville Plywood | Taylorsville | Smith County | 7 MW | Georgia-Pacific Wood Products Llc |
| Ergon Refining Vicksburg | Vicksburg | Warren County | 5 MW | Ergon Refining Inc |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center | Jackson | Hinds County | 4 MW | Mississippi Baptist Medical |
| Erdc | Vicksburg | Warren County | 3 MW | Entergy Texas Inc. |
| Eaton | Petal | Forrest County | — | Mississippi Power Co |
| Delta (Ms) | Cleveland | Bolivar County | — | Entergy Mississippi Llc |
| Natchez | Natchez | Adams County | — | Entergy Mississippi Llc |
| Rex Brown | Jackson | Hinds County | — | Entergy Mississippi Llc |
| Third Street | Clarksdale | Coahoma County | — | Clarksdale Public Utilities |
| Mpc1 | Unknown | — | Mississippi Power Co | |
| Delta Blues Advanced Power Station | Greenville | Washington County | — | Entergy Mississippi Llc |