TVA SOUTHAVEN COMBINED CYCLE

How TVA SOUTHAVEN COMBINED CYCLE compares

With 904 MW of capacity, TVA SOUTHAVEN COMBINED CYCLE ranks 5th among the 37 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Mississippi and 2nd of the 21 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.9% of Mississippi's operating Natural Gas capacity and 5.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 118th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 68% of the 35 operating Mississippi plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, runs 5 operating plants in Mississippi totaling 3,089 MW. It shares DeSoto County with one other operating plant, ENTERPRISE ENERGY FACILITY.

EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 904 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 4,619 GWh in 2024 (a 58% capacity factor), down 1% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is FREEPORT (500 kV), about 0.6 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: ALLEN STEAM PLANT (1,611 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Level(3) Memphis in Memphis, about 6.6 miles away.

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