35th largest plant in Mississippi · 3454th nationally
L L Wilkins is a natural gas power plant in Mississippi with a nameplate capacity of 55.2 MW. It generates roughly 90 MWh per year — enough to power about 8 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1718 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | L L Wilkins |
|---|---|
| Operator | Clarksdale Public Utilities |
| City | Clarksdale |
| County | Coahoma County |
| State | Mississippi |
| ZIP | 38614 |
| Coordinates | 34.18450, -90.56266 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 25.5 MW | Operating | 1971 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 16.2 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 7.5 MW | Operating | 1961 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 6.0 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| CO₂ | 77 metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 1718 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.