Power Plants in Mississippi
Bywatts lists 49 power plants in Mississippi.
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.
Mississippi counties ranked by modeled catastrophe exposure
| County | Exposure score | Band | Leading peril | FEMA rating | Insurability signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren County | 4.9 of 5 | Critical | Hail | Relatively High | Difficult |
| Hinds County | 4.9 of 5 | Critical | Hail | Very High | Difficult |
| Rankin County | 4.9 of 5 | Critical | Hail | Relatively High | Difficult |
| Marion County | 4.8 of 5 | Critical | Hail | Relatively Moderate | Difficult |
| George County | 4.7 of 5 | Critical | Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | Constrained |
| Claiborne County | 4.7 of 5 | Critical | Tornado | Relatively Moderate | Difficult |
| Scott County | 4.7 of 5 | Critical | Hail | Relatively Moderate | Difficult |
| Issaquena County | 4.6 of 5 | Critical | Tornado | Relatively Low | Difficult |
| Copiah County | 4.6 of 5 | Critical | Tornado | Relatively Moderate | Difficult |
| Smith County | 4.6 of 5 | Critical | Lightning | Relatively Low | Difficult |
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
- FEMA rating, national percentile and events per year are reported by the FEMA National Risk Index for the county.
- Exposure score is derived by Bywatts as the national percentile of the county's modeled solar loss rate, so a 5 is the worst national quintile. Band and insurability signal are Bywatts screening outputs, not carrier decisions.
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.
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity (MW) | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICTOR J DANIEL JR | Coal | 2,229 | MISSISSIPPI POWER CO |
| GRAND GULF | Nuclear | 1,440 | SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC |
| BAXTER WILSON | Natural Gas | 1,328 | ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC |
| JACK WATSON | Coal | 1,216 | MISSISSIPPI POWER CO |
| MAGNOLIA POWER PLANT | Natural Gas | 1,004 | TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| TVA SOUTHAVEN COMBINED CYCLE | Natural Gas | 904 | TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| RRI ENERGY CHOCTAW COUNTY GENERATING STATION | Natural Gas | 899 | NRG WHOLESALE GENERATION LP |
| BATESVILLE GENERATION FACILITY | Natural Gas | 891 | SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EL PWR ASSN |
| QUANTUM CHOCTAW POWER LLC | Natural Gas | 851 | CHOCTAW GAS GENERATING PRO LLC |
| CALEDONIA | Natural Gas | 801 | TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| GERALD ANDRUS | Natural Gas | 781 | ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC |
| ATTALA | Natural Gas | 551 | ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC |
| HINDS ENERGY FACILITY | Natural Gas | 551 | ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC |
| RED HILLS GENERATING FACILITY | Coal | 514 | CHOCTAW GENERATING LP |
| MOSELLE | Natural Gas | 511 | SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EL PWR ASSN |
| NEW ALBANY ENERGY FACILITY | Unknown | 427 | BTEC TURBINES LP |
| R D MORROW | Coal | 400 | SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EL PWR ASSN |
| KEMPER COUNTY | Natural Gas | 372 | TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| REX BROWN | Natural Gas | 315 | ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC |
| CROSSROADS ENERGY CENTER | Natural Gas | 306 | CLARKSDALE PUBLIC UTILITIES |
| SILVER CREEK | Natural Gas | 251 | SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EL PWR ASSN |
| CHEVRON OIL | Natural Gas | 171 | MISSISSIPPI POWER CO |
| SYLVARENA | Natural Gas | 141 | SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EL PWR ASSN |
| SWEATT | Natural Gas | 137 | MISSISSIPPI POWER CO |
| WEYERHAEUSER COLUMBUS MS | Biomass | 129 | WEYERHAEUSER CO |
| GEORGIA-PACIFIC MONTICELLO PAPER | Biomass | 65 | GEORGIA-PACIFIC MONTICELLO LLC |
| HENDERSON | Coal | 59 | GREENWOOD UTILITIES COMM |
| L L WILKINS | Natural Gas | 55 | CLARKSDALE PUBLIC UTILITIES |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER VICKSBURG MILL | Biomass | 51 | INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO-VICKSBG |
| LEAF RIVER CELLULOSE LLC | Biomass | 50 | LEAF RIVER CELLULOSE LLC |
| YAZOO | Unknown | 34 | PUBLIC SERV COMM OF YAZOO CITY |
| CF INDUSTRIES YAZOO CITY COMPLEX | Natural Gas | 25 | CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN LLC |
| PAULDING | Oil | 20 | SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EL PWR ASSN |
| WRIGHT | Natural Gas | 18 | GREENWOOD UTILITIES COMM |
| BENNDALE | Natural Gas | 16 | SOUTH MISSISSIPPI EL PWR ASSN |
| MERIDIAN | Oil | 9 | TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| PASCAGOULA COGEN | Other | 6 | CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO-PASCAGOULA |
| ERGON REFINING VICKSBURG | Natural Gas | 5 | ERGON REFINING INC |
| RALEIGH CO2 PLANT | Unknown | 5 | TREETOP MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLC |
| MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER | Natural Gas | 4 | MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST MEDICAL |
| DISTRICT 70 TRANSCO GAS PIPE LINE | Unknown | 2 | TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PL CORP |
| PRAIRIE BLUFF | Unknown | 2 | WM RENEWABLE ENERGY LLC |
| DELTA | Natural Gas | · | ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC |
| EATON | Natural Gas | · | MISSISSIPPI POWER CO |
| ENTERPRISE ENERGY FACILITY | Unknown | · | DEGS OF O&M, LLC |
| KEMPER COUNTY IGCC PROJECT | Unknown | · | MISSISSIPPI POWER CO |
| MPC1 | Unknown | · | MISSISSIPPI POWER CO |
| NATCHEZ | Unknown | · | ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC |
| THIRD STREET | Unknown | · | CLARKSDALE PUBLIC UTILITIES |