50th largest plant in Mississippi · 7981st nationally
Ergon Refining Vicksburg is a natural gas power plant in Mississippi with a nameplate capacity of 4.8 MW. It generates roughly 38.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,619 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 90% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 614 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Ergon Refining Vicksburg |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ergon Refining Inc |
| City | Vicksburg |
| County | Warren County |
| State | Mississippi |
| ZIP | 39180 |
| Coordinates | 32.38827, -90.90834 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM02 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.9 MW | Under Construction | — |
| TM03 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.9 MW | Under Construction | — |
| TMO1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.8 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| CO₂ | 11.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 32 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 614 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.