How many natural gas power plants are planned in Mississippi?

Developers have proposed 17 natural gas power plants in Mississippi with 4.6 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in Mississippi?

Entergy Freeport 230 kV Substation in DeSoto County, Mississippi is the largest planned, at 1,005 MW. It is expected to come online in 2002.

Who is developing natural gas 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.

Planned natural gas power plants in Mississippi

Developers have proposed 17 natural gas power plants in Mississippi with 4.6 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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See operating natural gas power plants in Mississippi

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More planned natural gas power plants in Mississippi are expected online in 2028 than in any other year

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Planned natural gas power plants by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned natural gas power plants in Mississippi

Planned, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Entergy Freeport 230 kV Substation	DeSoto County	2002	1,005 MW
2	Morrow 161 kV Substation	Lamar County	2022	600 MW
3	Vicksburg Advanced Power Station	Warren County	2028	478 MW
4	Traceview Advanced Power Station	Madison County	2028	478 MW
5	Delta Blues Advanced Power Station	Washington County	2028	477 MW
6	Delta Blues Advanced Power Station	Washington County	2028	342 MW
7	Vicksburg Advanced Power Station	Warren County	2028	342 MW
8	Traceview Advanced Power Station	Madison County	2028	342 MW
9	New Caledonia	Lowndes County	2028	84 MW
10	New Caledonia	Lowndes County	2028	84 MW

Planned natural gas power plants expected online soonest in Mississippi

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Ergon Refining Vicksburg	Warren County	2027	8 MW
2	Ergon Refining Vicksburg	Warren County	2027	8 MW
3	Delta Blues Advanced Power Station	Washington County	2028	477 MW
4	Delta Blues Advanced Power Station	Washington County	2028	342 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas 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 natural gas power plants in Mississippi

How many natural gas power plants are planned in Mississippi?: Developers have proposed 17 natural gas power plants in Mississippi with 4.6 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in Mississippi?: Entergy Freeport 230 kV Substation in DeSoto County, Mississippi is the largest planned, at 1,005 MW. It is expected to come online in 2002.
Who is developing natural gas 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.