Power Plants Near 39426 — Carriere, MS

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 39426 (Carriere, Mississippi). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 30.6178, -89.5779 · County: Pearl River

Natural Gas 85%Solar 11%Biomass 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
13.3 mi	Moonshot Picayune, MS	Solar	79 MW	Moonshot Solar, Llc
20.1 mi	Gaylord Container Bogalusa Bogalusa, LA	Biomass	100 MW	Temple-Inland Corp
23.0 mi	Washington Parish Energy Center Bogalusa, LA	Natural Gas	400 MW	Entergy Louisiana Llc
31.9 mi	Gulfport Naval Base Csg Pv System Gulfport, MS	Solar	4 MW	Arcadia Solar, Llc
34.9 mi	Jack Watson Gulfport, MS	Natural Gas	919 MW	Mississippi Power Co
38.4 mi	Iris Solar Llc Franklinton, LA	Solar	50 MW	Iris Solar Llc
39.6 mi	Sunlight Road Solar Franklinton, LA	Solar	50 MW	Sunlight Road Solar, Llc
42.9 mi	R D Morrow Purvis, MS	Natural Gas	558 MW	Cooperative Energy
46.4 mi	New Orleans Solar Station New Orleans, LA	Solar	20 MW	Entergy New Orleans, Llc
47.3 mi	Michoud New Orleans, LA	Natural Gas	—	Entergy New Orleans, Llc
47.3 mi	New Orleans Power New Orleans, LA	Natural Gas	132 MW	Entergy New Orleans, Llc
48.3 mi	Hattiesburg Solar Farm Hattiesburg, MS	Solar	50 MW	Hattiesburg Farm, Llc
49.4 mi	A B Paterson New Orleans, LA	Natural Gas	—	Entergy New Orleans, Llc
49.5 mi	Benndale Benndale, MS	Natural Gas	28 MW	Cooperative Energy
49.6 mi	New Orleans New Orleans, LA	Natural Gas	—	Air Products & Chemicals Inc
49.6 mi	Eno Paterson Solar New Orleans, LA	Solar	2 MW	Entergy New Orleans, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Carriere, Mississippi (ZIP 39426), with a combined 2,390 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Moonshot at 13.3 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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