VICTOR J DANIEL JR

How VICTOR J DANIEL JR compares

With 2,229 MW of capacity, VICTOR J DANIEL JR is the largest of the 37 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Mississippi and the largest of the 4 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 51% of Mississippi's operating Coal capacity and 15% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 24th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1977, it is older than 68% 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, CHEVRON OIL.

Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 8 generators at the site with 2,229 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 9,500 GWh in 2024 (a 49% capacity factor), down 13% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1977 and 2001.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by MISSISSIPPI POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 183 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CHEVRON OIL (171 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