This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Mississippi, sorted by type and name. In 2019, Mississippi had a total summer capacity of 14,541 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 65,959 GWh.[2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 74.0% natural gas, 16.7% nuclear, 6.7% coal, 2.1% biomass, and 0.5% solar.[1]
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Sources of Mississippi utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2019[1]
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
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| Grand Gulf Nuclear Station | Port Gibson | 32°00′29″N 91°02′52″W | 1,401 | Entergy | 1985 |
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
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| Victor J. Daniel Electric Generating Plant | Escatawpa | 30°31′56″N 88°33′19″W | 1,004 | Mississippi Power, Gulf Power | 1977 |
| Red Hills Generation Facility | Ackerman | 33°22′34″N 89°13′06″W | 440 | SE Choctaw, LLC | 2001 |
| Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackerman Combined Cycle Plant | Ackerman | 710 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 2007 |
| Gerald Andrus Power Plant | Greenville | 736 | Entergy | 1975 |
| Attala Generating Station | Sallis | 455.3 | Entergy | 2001 |
| CF Industries Yazoo City Complex | Yazoo City | 20 | CF Industries | 1984 |
| Batesville Generation Facility | Batesville | 858 | Cooperative Energy | 2000 |
| Caledonia Combined Cycle Plant | Steens | 765 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 2003 |
| Chevron Cogenerating Plant | Pascagoula | 132 | Mississippi Power | 1968 |
| Choctaw County Generating Station | French Camp | 781 | Entergy | 2003 |
| Plant Daniel | Escatawpa | 1,081 | Mississippi Power | 2001 |
| Hinds Energy Facility | Jackson | 491 | Entergy | 2001 |
| Kemper Combustion Turbine Plant | De Kalb | 293.2 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 2002 |
| Magnolia Combined Cycle Plant | Ashland | 918 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 2003 |
| Plant Ratcliffe | De Kalb | 675.4 | Mississippi Power | 2014 |
| Moselle Generating Station | Moselle | 477 | Cooperative Energy | 1970 |
| Silver Creek Generating Plant | Prentiss | 225 | Cooperative Energy | 2003 |
| Southaven Combined Cycle Plant | Southaven | 780 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 2003 |
| Plant Sweatt | Meridian | 32 | Mississippi Power | 1951 |
| Sylvarena Generating Plant | Raleigh | 129 | Cooperative Energy | 2003 |
| Plant Jack Watson | Gulfport | 749 | Mississippi Power | 2015 |
| LL Wilkins Power Plant | Clarksdale | 49.5 | Clarksdale Public Utilities | 1961 |
| Baxter Wilson Power Plant | Vicksburg | 529.8 | Entergy | 1967 |
| Yazoo | Yazoo City | 33.3 | Public Service Commission of Yazoo City | 1954 |
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.[3]
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Fuel type | Operator | Year opened |
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| Columbus MS | Lowndes County | 33°21′37″N 88°27′36″W | 128.6 | wood/wood waste | International Paper | 1982/1987/ 1990 |
| Georgia-Pacific Monticello Paper | Lawrence County | 31°37′43″N 90°04′51″W | 81.5 | wood/wood waste | Georgia-Pacific | 1968 |
| Intl. Paper Vicksburg Mill | Warren County | 32°31′45″N 90°46′27″W | 38.5 | wood/wood waste | International Paper | 1967 |
| Leaf River Cellulose | Perry County | 31°14′36″N 89°02′44″W | 52.2 | wood/wood waste | Leaf River LLC. | 1984 |
| Prairie Bluff | Chickasaw County | 33°57′16″N 88°59′33″W | 1.6 | landfill gas | Waste Management | 2012 |
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (July 2021) |
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year opened |
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| Hattiesburg Solar Farm | Forrest County | 31°16′33″N 89°18′04″W | 50.0 | 2017 |
| Meridian Solar Farm (I&II) | Lauderdale County | 32°33′12″N 88°34′49″W | 57.5 | 2019 |
| Sumrall Solar Farm (I&II) | Lamar County | 31°24′13″N 89°29′51″W | 104.0 | 2017 |
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