Power Plants in Mississippi

Bywatts lists 49 power plants in Mississippi.

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Plants by fuel type
Mississippi plants by fuelNatural Gas26Unknown10Coal5Biomass4Oil2Other1Nuclear1

Weather peril risk for Mississippi projects

82 Mississippi counties carry a FEMA National Risk Index hazard profile. Tornado is the leading peril in 30 of them, and Warren County ranks highest for modeled catastrophe exposure at 4.9 of 5.

82Counties assessed
Warren County, 4.9 of 5Highest scoring county
TornadoLeading peril
24Counties in the worst national hail quintile

Mississippi counties ranked by modeled catastrophe exposure

CountyExposure scoreBandLeading perilFEMA ratingInsurability signal
Warren County4.9 of 5CriticalHailRelatively HighDifficult
Hinds County4.9 of 5CriticalHailVery HighDifficult
Rankin County4.9 of 5CriticalHailRelatively HighDifficult
Marion County4.8 of 5CriticalHailRelatively ModerateDifficult
George County4.7 of 5CriticalHurricaneRelatively ModerateConstrained
Claiborne County4.7 of 5CriticalTornadoRelatively ModerateDifficult
Scott County4.7 of 5CriticalHailRelatively ModerateDifficult
Issaquena County4.6 of 5CriticalTornadoRelatively LowDifficult
Copiah County4.6 of 5CriticalTornadoRelatively ModerateDifficult
Smith County4.6 of 5CriticalLightningRelatively LowDifficult

What this means for insurance placement in Mississippi

63 of 82 assessed Mississippi counties flag as Constrained or Difficult on the modeled insurability signal, which is where percentage hail and named windstorm deductibles, and any sublimit discussion, tend to start. The signal is a screening output, not a carrier decision.

Score a Mississippi county for hail, wind and flood exposure in the weather risk calculator

Data source and vintage

Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level. The solar vulnerability layer that turns FEMA building loss into modeled solar loss was derived by Bywatts and revised on physical reasoning. It has not been reviewed by a practising underwriter.

PlantFuelCapacity (MW)Operator
VICTOR J DANIEL JRCoal2,229MISSISSIPPI POWER CO
GRAND GULFNuclear1,440SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC
BAXTER WILSONNatural Gas1,328ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC
JACK WATSONCoal1,216MISSISSIPPI POWER CO
MAGNOLIA POWER PLANTNatural Gas1,004TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
TVA SOUTHAVEN COMBINED CYCLENatural Gas904TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
RRI ENERGY CHOCTAW COUNTY GENERATING STATIONNatural Gas899NRG WHOLESALE GENERATION LP
BATESVILLE GENERATION FACILITYNatural Gas891SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EL PWR ASSN
QUANTUM CHOCTAW POWER LLCNatural Gas851CHOCTAW GAS GENERATING PRO LLC
CALEDONIANatural Gas801TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
GERALD ANDRUSNatural Gas781ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC
ATTALANatural Gas551ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC
HINDS ENERGY FACILITYNatural Gas551ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC
RED HILLS GENERATING FACILITYCoal514CHOCTAW GENERATING LP
MOSELLENatural Gas511SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EL PWR ASSN
NEW ALBANY ENERGY FACILITYUnknown427BTEC TURBINES LP
R D MORROWCoal400SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EL PWR ASSN
KEMPER COUNTYNatural Gas372TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
REX BROWNNatural Gas315ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC
CROSSROADS ENERGY CENTERNatural Gas306CLARKSDALE PUBLIC UTILITIES
SILVER CREEKNatural Gas251SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EL PWR ASSN
CHEVRON OILNatural Gas171MISSISSIPPI POWER CO
SYLVARENANatural Gas141SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EL PWR ASSN
SWEATTNatural Gas137MISSISSIPPI POWER CO
WEYERHAEUSER COLUMBUS MSBiomass129WEYERHAEUSER CO
GEORGIA-PACIFIC MONTICELLO PAPERBiomass65GEORGIA-PACIFIC MONTICELLO LLC
HENDERSONCoal59GREENWOOD UTILITIES COMM
L L WILKINSNatural Gas55CLARKSDALE PUBLIC UTILITIES
INTERNATIONAL PAPER VICKSBURG MILLBiomass51INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO-VICKSBG
LEAF RIVER CELLULOSE LLCBiomass50LEAF RIVER CELLULOSE LLC
YAZOOUnknown34PUBLIC SERV COMM OF YAZOO CITY
CF INDUSTRIES YAZOO CITY COMPLEXNatural Gas25CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN LLC
PAULDINGOil20SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EL PWR ASSN
WRIGHTNatural Gas18GREENWOOD UTILITIES COMM
BENNDALENatural Gas16SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EL PWR ASSN
MERIDIANOil9TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
PASCAGOULA COGENOther6CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO-PASCAGOULA
ERGON REFINING VICKSBURGNatural Gas5ERGON REFINING INC
RALEIGH CO2 PLANTUnknown5TREETOP MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLC
MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTERNatural Gas4MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST MEDICAL
DISTRICT 70 TRANSCO GAS PIPE LINEUnknown2TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PL CORP
PRAIRIE BLUFFUnknown2WM RENEWABLE ENERGY LLC
DELTANatural Gas·ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC
EATONNatural Gas·MISSISSIPPI POWER CO
ENTERPRISE ENERGY FACILITYUnknown·DEGS OF O&M, LLC
KEMPER COUNTY IGCC PROJECTUnknown·MISSISSIPPI POWER CO
MPC1Unknown·MISSISSIPPI POWER CO
NATCHEZUnknown·ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC
THIRD STREETUnknown·CLARKSDALE PUBLIC UTILITIES