Rex Brown is a natural gas power plant in Mississippi.
| Plant Name | Rex Brown |
|---|---|
| Operator | Entergy Mississippi Llc |
| City | Jackson |
| County | Hinds County |
| State | Mississippi |
| ZIP | 39213 |
| Coordinates | 32.35695, -90.21297 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 239 MW | Retired | 1959 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 66.0 MW | Retired | 1951 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 34.5 MW | Retired | 1948 |
| GT1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 10.0 MW | Retired | 1968 |
| 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.