MS · State grid profile
Mississippi power grid
Mississippi's operating portfolio is led by Oil & gas, followed by Coal. Its 80 plants represent 17,542 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 2,720 MW of proposed capacity.
Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Coverage quality
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Generation portfolio
Mississippi capacity by fuel
Oil & gas72.5%12,721 MW
Coal9.2%1,610 MW
Nuclear8.2%1,440 MW
Solar7%1,220 MW
Biomass1.8%313 MW
Wind1.1%185 MW
Storage0.3%52 MW
Industrial & other0%2 MW
Facility intelligence
Largest Mississippi power plants
| Plant | Primary fuel | Location | Utility | Operating capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor J Daniel JrPlant 6073 | Oil & gas | Escatawpa, MSJackson County | Mississippi Power Co | 2,229 MW |
| Grand GulfPlant 6072 | Nuclear | Port Gibson, MSClaiborne County | System Energy Resources, Inc | 1,440 MW |
| Magnolia Power PlantPlant 55451 | Oil & gas | Ashland, MSBenton County | Tennessee Valley Authority | 1,004 MW |
| Jack WatsonPlant 2049 | Oil & gas | Gulfport, MSHarrison County | Mississippi Power Co | 919 MW |
| TVA Southaven Combined CyclePlant 55269 | Oil & gas | Southaven, MSDesoto County | Tennessee Valley Authority | 904 MW |
| Choctaw CountyPlant 55706 | Oil & gas | French Camp, MSChoctaw County | Entergy Mississippi LLC | 899 MW |
| Batesville Generation FacilityPlant 55063 | Oil & gas | Batesville, MSPanola County | Cooperative Energy | 891 MW |
| Quantum Choctaw Power LLCPlant 55694 | Oil & gas | Ackerman, MSChoctaw County | Tennessee Valley Authority | 851 MW |
| RatcliffePlant 57037 | Oil & gas | De Kalb, MSKemper County | Mississippi Power Co | 840 MW |
| CaledoniaPlant 55197 | Oil & gas | Steens, MSLowndes County | Tennessee Valley Authority | 801 MW |
Methodology
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State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.