Third Street is a natural gas power plant in Mississippi.
| Plant Name | Third Street |
|---|---|
| Operator | Clarksdale Public Utilities |
| City | Clarksdale |
| County | Coahoma County |
| State | Mississippi |
| ZIP | 38614 |
| Coordinates | 34.20500, -90.57778 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 9.0 MW | Retired | 1946 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.0 MW | Retired | 1951 |
| 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.