Power Plants Near 39576 — Waveland, MS

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 39576 (Waveland, Mississippi). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 30.2914, -89.3837 · County: Hancock

Natural Gas 85%Solar 6%Biomass 6%Other Fossil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.3 mi	Moonshot Picayune, MS	Solar	79 MW	Moonshot Solar, Llc
16.9 mi	Gulfport Naval Base Csg Pv System Gulfport, MS	Solar	4 MW	Arcadia Solar, Llc
23.5 mi	Jack Watson Gulfport, MS	Natural Gas	919 MW	Mississippi Power Co
37.3 mi	New Orleans Solar Station New Orleans, LA	Solar	20 MW	Entergy New Orleans, Llc
38.4 mi	Michoud New Orleans, LA	Natural Gas	—	Entergy New Orleans, Llc
38.4 mi	New Orleans Power New Orleans, LA	Natural Gas	132 MW	Entergy New Orleans, Llc
39.5 mi	Toca Plant St. Bernard, LA	Natural Gas	—	Enterprise Products Optg Lp
42.0 mi	New Orleans New Orleans, LA	Natural Gas	—	Air Products & Chemicals Inc
42.7 mi	Chalmette Refining Llc Chalmette, LA	Other Fossil	6 MW	Chalmette Refining Llc
42.8 mi	A B Paterson New Orleans, LA	Natural Gas	—	Entergy New Orleans, Llc
42.9 mi	Eno Paterson Solar New Orleans, LA	Solar	2 MW	Entergy New Orleans, Llc
43.3 mi	Cii Carbon Llc Chalmette, LA	Other Fossil	46 MW	Cii Carbon Llc
43.7 mi	Tci Alvar New Orleans, LA	Solar	2 MW	Entergy New Orleans, Llc
43.9 mi	Domino Sugar Arabi Plant Arabi, LA	Natural Gas	14 MW	American Sugar Refining Inc.
44.0 mi	Tci France New Orleans, LA	Solar	2 MW	Entergy New Orleans, Llc
44.0 mi	Gaylord Container Bogalusa Bogalusa, LA	Biomass	100 MW	Temple-Inland Corp
46.6 mi	Washington Parish Energy Center Bogalusa, LA	Natural Gas	400 MW	Entergy Louisiana Llc
49.9 mi	Oak Point Cogen Belle Chasse, LA	Natural Gas	24 MW	Chevron Oronite Co Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Waveland, Mississippi (ZIP 39576), with a combined 1,746 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Moonshot at 12.3 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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