46th largest plant in Mississippi · 4367th nationally
Cf Industries Yazoo City Complex is a natural gas power plant in Mississippi with a nameplate capacity of 25.0 MW. It generates roughly 160.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 15,267 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 73% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 665 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Cf Industries Yazoo City Complex |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cf Industries Nitrogen Llc |
| City | Yazoo City |
| County | Yazoo County |
| State | Mississippi |
| ZIP | 39194 |
| Coordinates | 32.90411, -90.37810 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXIS | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 25.0 MW | Operating | 1984 |
| CO₂ | 53.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 146 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 665 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| 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.