Power Plants Near 39191 — Wesson, MS

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 39191 (Wesson, Mississippi). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 31.6901, -90.4131 · County: Copiah

Nuclear 61%Natural Gas 36%Biomass 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
20.0 mi	Georgia-Pacific Monticello Paper Monticello, MS	Biomass	82 MW	Georgia-Pacific Monticello Llc
28.1 mi	Silver Creek Prentiss, MS	Natural Gas	251 MW	Cooperative Energy
33.1 mi	District 70 Transco Gas Pipe Line Tylertown, MS	Other Fossil	2 MW	Transcontinental Gas Pl Corp
41.8 mi	Lineage Ms Richland, MS	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
43.2 mi	Grand Gulf Port Gibson, MS	Nuclear	1,440 MW	System Energy Resources, Inc
45.2 mi	Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS	Natural Gas	4 MW	Mississippi Baptist Medical
47.5 mi	Rex Brown Jackson, MS	Natural Gas	—	Entergy Mississippi Llc
48.9 mi	Hinds Energy Facility Jackson, MS	Natural Gas	600 MW	Entergy Mississippi Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Wesson, Mississippi (ZIP 39191), with a combined 2,379 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Georgia-Pacific Monticello Paper at 20.0 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Mississippi, visit the Mississippi state page.

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