Moselle

OperatingNatural GasHybrid

Ranked #15 of 30 Natural Gas plants in MS#474 of 2009 nationally

510.5 MW Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle (285 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (167 MW) + Natural Gas Steam Turbine (59 MW) operating in Jones, MS — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

510.5 MW

Nameplate Capacity

7

Generators

units

Hybrid (3)

Technology

Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Natural Gas Steam Turbine

1970

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

31.5280, -89.3004

County

Jones, MS

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Cooperative Energy	Cooperative Energy	—
Owner(s)	Cooperative Energy	Cooperative Energy	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Moselle power plant, located in Jones County, Mississippi, has a total capacity of 510.5 MW across 7 generators. The plant, which began operating in 1970, is owned and operated by Cooperative Energy. It utilizes a mix of technologies including natural gas fired combined cycle, natural gas fired combustion turbine, and natural gas steam turbine, making it a hybrid plant. The primary fuel source is natural gas.

In the latest year of reported generation, the plant produced 1,659,324 MWh, operating at a capacity factor of 37.1%. Moselle operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. The plant is ranked 15th out of 20 power plants in Mississippi and 479th out of 945 nationally. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $50 per MWh, as reported to FERC.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

SERC

Balancing Authority

Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

Grid Voltage

69 kV

Regulatory Status

RE

Entity Type

Cooperative

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

175.0K MWh

Latest Month

1.7M MWh

Annual Generation

37.1%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Electric Quarterly ReportsHIGH

$50.0/MWh

PPA Price

Cooperative Energy

Contract Seller

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Moselle Substation · 161 kV

Substation Distance

< 10 km

Operator

Cooperative Energy

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

MISO

LMP Node

SME.MOS_5

Pricing Hub

MS.HUB

Location Type

Generation Node

Node Source

EIA-860 direct report

News & Articles (10)Beta

Industry·corporate

One dead in shooting at Mississippi chicken processing company

One person was killed during a shooting at a chicken processing company in Jones County. The shooting occurred at Southern Hens in Moselle around 2:30 pm on...

Southern Hens (other)

WJTV·1 years ago

Industry·corporate

Hattiesburg man shot, killed by security guard during incident at chicken-processing plant

21-year-old Lorenzo Hawthorne, of Hattiesburg, died outside the facility at Southern Hens., Inc,, on Moselle-Seminary Road after an exchange of gunfire with a...

Southern Hens., Inc (other)Lorenzo Hawthorne (other)

WDAM·1 years ago