16th largest plant in Mississippi · 723rd nationally
Red Hills Generating Facility is a coal power plant in Mississippi with a nameplate capacity of 514 MW. It generates roughly 2.5M MWh per year — enough to power about 242,456 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 57% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2712 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (514 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Red Hills Generating Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Choctaw Generation L.p, L.l.l.p. |
| City | Ackerman |
| County | Choctaw County |
| State | Mississippi |
| ZIP | 39735 |
| Coordinates | 33.37610, -89.21830 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHGF | Conventional Steam Coal | Lignite | 514 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| S E Choctaw Llc | Wilmington, DE | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 3.5M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2.5k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 1.7k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2712 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 |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.