List of power stations in Mississippi

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Sources of Mississippi utility-scale electricity generation in gigawatt-hours, full-year 2025:[1]
  1. Natural gas: 57,755 (73.9%)
  2. Nuclear: 11,493 (14.7%)
  3. Coal: 4,181 (5.35%)
  4. Solar: 2,875 (3.68%)
  5. Biomass: 1,326 (1.70%)
  6. Wind: 500 (0.64%)

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Mississippi, sorted by type and name. In 2024, Mississippi had a total summer capacity of 16.0 GW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 77,337 GWh.[2] In 2025, the electrical energy generation mix was 73.9% natural gas, 14.7% nuclear, 5.4% coal, 3.7% solar, 1.7% biomass, and 0.6% wind.[1]

Mississippi power grid
Mississippi electricity generation by type
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
OperatorYear
opened
Grand Gulf Nuclear StationPort Gibson32°00′29″N 91°02′52″W / 32.0081°N 91.0478°W / 32.0081; -91.0478 (Grand Gulf)1,401Entergy1985

Fossil-fuel power plants

Coal

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
OperatorYear
opened
Red Hills Generation FacilityAckerman33°22′34″N 89°13′06″W / 33.3761°N 89.2183°W / 33.3761; -89.2183 (Red Hills Facility)440SE Choctaw, LLC2001
Victor J. Daniel Electric Generating PlantEscatawpa30°31′56″N 88°33′19″W / 30.5322°N 88.5553°W / 30.5322; -88.5553 (Plant Daniel)1,004Mississippi Power, Gulf Power1977

Natural gas

NameLocationCapacity
(MW)
OperatorYear
opened
Ackerman Combined Cycle PlantAckerman710Tennessee Valley Authority2007
Attala Generating StationSallis455.3Entergy2001
Batesville Generation FacilityBatesville858Cooperative Energy2000
Caledonia Combined Cycle PlantSteens765Tennessee Valley Authority2003
CF Industries Yazoo City ComplexYazoo City20CF Industries1984
Chevron Cogenerating PlantPascagoula132Mississippi Power1968
Choctaw County Generating StationFrench Camp781Entergy2003
Gerald Andrus Power PlantGreenville736Entergy1975
Hinds Energy FacilityJackson491Entergy2001
Kemper Combustion Turbine PlantDe Kalb293.2Tennessee Valley Authority2002
LL Wilkins Power PlantClarksdale49.5Clarksdale Public Utilities1961
Magnolia Combined Cycle PlantAshland918Tennessee Valley Authority2003
Moselle Generating StationMoselle477Cooperative Energy1970
Plant DanielEscatawpa1,081Mississippi Power2001
Plant Jack WatsonGulfport749Mississippi Power2015
Plant RatcliffeDe Kalb675.4Mississippi Power2014
Plant SweattMeridian32Mississippi Power1951
Silver Creek Generating PlantPrentiss225Cooperative Energy2003
Southaven Combined Cycle PlantSouthaven780Tennessee Valley Authority2003
Sylvarena Generating PlantRaleigh129Cooperative Energy2003
YazooYazoo City33.3Public Service Commission of Yazoo City1954

Renewable power plants

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