18th largest plant in Mississippi · 884th nationally
Kemper County is a natural gas power plant in Mississippi with a nameplate capacity of 372 MW. It generates roughly 3.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 322 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 27005 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Kemper County |
|---|---|
| Operator | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| City | De Kalb |
| County | Kemper County |
| State | Mississippi |
| ZIP | 39328 |
| Coordinates | 32.79760, -88.60600 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 93.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 93.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 93.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 93.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CO₂ | 45.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 11 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 27005 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 | Tennessee Valley Authority |
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.