Power Plants Near 39759 — Starkville, MS

13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 39759 (Starkville, Mississippi). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.4505, -88.8196 · County: Oktibbeha

Natural Gas 78%Coal 14%Solar 5%Biomass 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.0 mi	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	Natural Gas	26 MW	Mississippi State University
11.6 mi	Golden Triangle Ii St.artesia, MS	Solar	200 MW	Origis Energy Usa, Inc
11.8 mi	Golden Triangle Lowndes, MS	Solar	—	Origis Energy Usa, Inc
18.6 mi	Optimist West Point, MS	Solar	—	Origis Energy Usa, Inc
21.7 mi	Columbus Ms Columbus, MS	Biomass	129 MW	International Paper Columbus Mill
23.0 mi	Quantum Choctaw Power Llc Ackerman, MS	Natural Gas	851 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
23.6 mi	Red Hills Generating Facility Ackerman, MS	Coal	514 MW	Choctaw Generation L.p, L.l.l.p.
29.3 mi	Sr Magnolia Monroe, MS	Solar	—	Sr Magnolia, Llc
34.3 mi	Caledonia Steens, MS	Natural Gas	801 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
34.5 mi	Sr Houston Houston, MS	Solar	3 MW	Sr Houston Holdings, Llc
36.2 mi	Prairie Bluff Houston, MS	Biomass	2 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
36.4 mi	Choctaw County French Camp, MS	Natural Gas	899 MW	Entergy Mississippi Llc
46.8 mi	Kemper County De Kalb, MS	Natural Gas	372 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Starkville, Mississippi (ZIP 39759), with a combined 3,796 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Mississippi State University at 1.0 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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