42nd largest plant in Mississippi · 3861st nationally
Sweatt is a natural gas power plant in Mississippi with a nameplate capacity of 41.9 MW. It generates roughly 194 MWh per year — enough to power about 18 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Sweatt |
|---|---|
| Operator | Mississippi Power Co |
| City | Meridian |
| County | Lauderdale County |
| State | Mississippi |
| ZIP | 39307 |
| Coordinates | 32.29250, -88.74610 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 49.0 MW | Retired | 1953 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 46.0 MW | Retired | 1951 |
| A | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 41.9 MW | Operating | 1971 |
| NOₓ | 3 metric tons |
|---|
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 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans |
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.