HINDS ENERGY FACILITY

How HINDS ENERGY FACILITY compares

With 551 MW of capacity, HINDS ENERGY FACILITY ranks 11th among the 37 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Mississippi and 8th of the 21 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.0% of Mississippi's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 295th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 54% of the 35 operating Mississippi plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC, runs 3 operating plants in Mississippi totaling 1,884 MW. It shares Hinds County with one other operating plant, MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 600 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,438 GWh in 2024 (a 65% capacity factor), up 12% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2001 and 2020.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is LANGFORD (161 kV), about 15.7 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (4 MW, Natural Gas).

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