State profile
Power plants in Mississippi
Mississippi has 61 generating facilities in this directory, with a combined nameplate capacity of 17.54 GW. The largest share of capacity comes from natural gas (79%). It also tracks 7 retired plants and 1 under construction.
61
Plants
17.54 GW
Total capacity
9
Fuel types
2.23 GW
Largest: Victor J Daniel Jr
Capacity mix
Natural Gas 78.7%Nuclear 8.2%Solar 7.2%Coal 2.9%Biomass 1.8%Wind 1.1%Oil 0.1%Other 0.0%
By fuel type in Mississippi
All plants in Mississippi by capacity
Retired plants (7)
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter Wilsonretired 2023 | Natural Gas | 1.33 GW |
| Rex Brownretired 2019 | Natural Gas | 349.2 MW |
| Delta (MS)retired 2012 | Natural Gas | 225 MW |
| Eatonretired 2012 | Natural Gas | 77.7 MW |
| Natchezretired 2011 | Natural Gas | 66 MW |
| Pauldingretired 2017 | Oil | 20 MW |
| Third Streetretired 2007 | Natural Gas | 13 MW |
Under construction (1)
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Triangleconstr. | Solar | 250 MW |