CHEVRON OIL

How CHEVRON OIL compares

With 171 MW of capacity, CHEVRON OIL ranks 19th among the 37 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Mississippi and 14th of the 21 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.9% of Mississippi's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 572nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1967, it is older than 85% of the 35 operating Mississippi plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, MISSISSIPPI POWER CO, runs 5 operating plants in Mississippi totaling 3,657 MW. It shares Jackson County with one other operating plant, VICTOR J DANIEL JR.

EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 171 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 1,013 GWh in 2024 (a 68% capacity factor), about the same as in 2022. Its generators came online between 1967 and 1994.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by MISSISSIPPI POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 2,558 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is VICTOR J DANIEL JR (2,229 MW, Coal).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology