CROSSROADS ENERGY CENTER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 306 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Coahoma County
- Operator
- CLARKSDALE PUBLIC UTILITIES
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2002
- EIA plant ID
- 55395
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 123 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 4.6%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.1832, -90.5621
CROSSROADS ENERGY CENTER, a 306 MW Natural Gas power plant in Coahoma County, Mississippi. Operated by CLARKSDALE PUBLIC UTILITIES, commissioned 2002.
How CROSSROADS ENERGY CENTER compares
With 306 MW of capacity, CROSSROADS ENERGY CENTER ranks 17th among the 37 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Mississippi and 12th of the 21 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.4% of Mississippi's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 447th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 62% of the 35 operating Mississippi plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CLARKSDALE PUBLIC UTILITIES, runs 2 operating plants in Mississippi totaling 362 MW. It shares Coahoma County with one other operating plant, L L WILKINS.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 306 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 123 GWh in 2024 (a 4.6% capacity factor), down 37% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: L L WILKINS (55 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
CROSSROADS ENERGY CENTER is a 306 MW natural gas power plant in Coahoma County, MS, operated by CLARKSDALE PUBLIC UTILITIES, commissioned in 2002. Coahoma County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.7 of 5 at the 43rd national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 94th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Coahoma County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 23.4 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.35 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 61.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 4.3 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.70 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Coahoma County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Coahoma County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
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.