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Coal power plants in Mississippi

Mississippi has 2 operating coal power plants with 1.6 GW of capacity.

  • Operating2
JacksonGulfportTupeloHattiesburg

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest coal power plants in Mississippi

Operating, by capacity

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Victor J Daniel Jr19811,097 MW
2Red Hills Generating Facility2001514 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in Mississippi

Newest first

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Red Hills Generating Facility2001514 MW
2Victor J Daniel Jr19811,097 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in Mississippi

How many coal power plants are in Mississippi?
Mississippi has 2 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 1.6 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in Mississippi?
Victor J Daniel Jr in Jackson County, Mississippi is the largest, at 1,097 MW. It came online in 1981.
How many coal power plants were built in Mississippi in 2025?
0 coal power plants came online in Mississippi in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in Mississippi?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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