Hinds Energy Facility

OperatingNatural GasHybrid

Ranked #12 of 30 Natural Gas plants in MS#398 of 2009 nationally

600.4 MW Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle (551 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (49 MW) operating in Hinds, MS — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

600.4 MW

Nameplate Capacity

4

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

2001

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

32.3790, -90.2199

County

Hinds, MS

Nearby Plants

Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
Natural Gas4.2 MW · 8.2 km
Lineage MS
Solar1.2 MW · 15.1 km
Hinds Solar, LLC
Solar150 MW · 16.4 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Entergy Mississippi LLC	Entergy Mississippi	—
Owner(s)	Entergy Mississippi LLC	Entergy	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Hinds Energy Facility is a 600.4 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Hinds County, Mississippi. The plant began operating in 2001 and is owned and operated by Entergy Mississippi LLC, a subsidiary of Entergy. It consists of four generators utilizing both combined cycle and combustion turbine technologies. The plant is considered a hybrid facility.

In the most recent year of record, the Hinds Energy Facility generated 1,926,168 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 36.5%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC Reliability Corporation NERC region. According to available data, the installed cost of the facility was $431.73 per kW. The Hinds Energy Facility is ranked as the 12th largest power plant in Mississippi out of 20, and 403rd nationally out of 945 plants.

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