Power Plants Near 39465 — Petal, MS
14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 39465 (Petal, Mississippi). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 31.3472, -89.2222 · County: Forrest
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 mi | Eaton Petal, MS | Natural Gas | — | Mississippi Power Co |
| 6.8 mi | Hattiesburg Solar Farm Hattiesburg, MS | Solar | 50 MW | Hattiesburg Farm, Llc |
| 12.7 mi | Leaf River Cellulose Llc New Augusta, MS | Biomass | 50 MW | Leaf River Cellulose Llc |
| 13.3 mi | Moselle Moselle, MS | Natural Gas | 511 MW | Cooperative Energy |
| 13.5 mi | R D Morrow Purvis, MS | Natural Gas | 558 MW | Cooperative Energy |
| 15.9 mi | Sumrall Ii Solar Farm Sumrall, MS | Solar | 52 MW | Onward Energy |
| 16.7 mi | Sumrall I Solar Farm Sumrall, MS | Solar | 52 MW | Ms Solar 2, Llc |
| 16.7 mi | Covington (Ms) Covington, MS | Solar | — | Origis Energy Usa, Inc |
| 36.7 mi | Georgia-Pacific Taylorsville Plywood Taylorsville, MS | Natural Gas | 7 MW | Georgia-Pacific Wood Products Llc |
| 40.1 mi | Benndale Benndale, MS | Natural Gas | 28 MW | Cooperative Energy |
| 45.3 mi | Sylvarena Raleigh, MS | Natural Gas | 141 MW | Cooperative Energy |
| 46.1 mi | Silver Creek Prentiss, MS | Natural Gas | 251 MW | Cooperative Energy |
| 47.8 mi | Cane Creek Pachuta, MS | Solar | 79 MW | Cane Creek Solar, Llc |
| 47.9 mi | Paulding Paulding, MS | Oil | — | Cooperative Energy |
Power generation near this area
There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Petal, Mississippi (ZIP 39465), with a combined 1,779 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Eaton at 3.0 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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