Power Plants Near 39701 — Columbus, MS

13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 39701 (Columbus, Mississippi). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.4109, -88.5047 · County: Lowndes

Natural Gas 71%Coal 18%Solar 7%Biomass 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.3 mi	Columbus Ms Columbus, MS	Biomass	129 MW	International Paper Columbus Mill
6.6 mi	Golden Triangle Lowndes, MS	Solar	—	Origis Energy Usa, Inc
6.8 mi	Golden Triangle Ii St.artesia, MS	Solar	200 MW	Origis Energy Usa, Inc
16.9 mi	Optimist West Point, MS	Solar	—	Origis Energy Usa, Inc
17.4 mi	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	Natural Gas	26 MW	Mississippi State University
21.1 mi	Caledonia Steens, MS	Natural Gas	801 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
32.3 mi	Sr Magnolia Monroe, MS	Solar	—	Sr Magnolia, Llc
40.7 mi	Quantum Choctaw Power Llc Ackerman, MS	Natural Gas	851 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
41.2 mi	Red Hills Generating Facility Ackerman, MS	Coal	514 MW	Choctaw Generation L.p, L.l.l.p.
42.8 mi	Kemper County De Kalb, MS	Natural Gas	372 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
44.1 mi	Sr Sipsey Fayette, AL	Solar	—	Sr Sipsey, Llc
45.5 mi	Sr Houston Houston, MS	Solar	3 MW	Sr Houston Holdings, Llc
46.9 mi	Prairie Bluff Houston, MS	Biomass	2 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Columbus, Mississippi (ZIP 39701), with a combined 2,897 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Columbus Ms at 4.3 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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