43rd largest plant in Mississippi · 4071st nationally
Yazoo is a natural gas power plant in Mississippi with a nameplate capacity of 34.1 MW.
| Plant Name | Yazoo |
|---|---|
| Operator | Public Serv Comm Of Yazoo City |
| City | Yazoo City |
| County | Yazoo County |
| State | Mississippi |
| ZIP | 39194 |
| Coordinates | 32.84580, -90.42110 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 16.5 MW | Operating | 1968 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 12.6 MW | Operating | 1954 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 5.0 MW | Standby | 1945 |
| 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.