15th largest plant in Mississippi · 688th nationally
Baxter Wilson is a natural gas power plant in Mississippi with a nameplate capacity of 545 MW.
| Plant Name | Baxter Wilson |
|---|---|
| Operator | Entergy Mississippi Llc |
| City | Vicksburg |
| County | Warren County |
| State | Mississippi |
| ZIP | 39180 |
| Coordinates | 32.28310, -90.93060 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 783 MW | Retired | 1971 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 545 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.