25th largest plant in Mississippi · 2020th nationally
Sylvarena is a natural gas power plant in Mississippi with a nameplate capacity of 141 MW. It generates roughly 280.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 26,724 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 23% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1187 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Sylvarena |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cooperative Energy |
| City | Raleigh |
| County | Smith County |
| State | Mississippi |
| ZIP | 39153 |
| Coordinates | 31.98208, -89.41271 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 47.0 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 47.0 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 47.0 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| CO₂ | 166.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 121 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1187 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.