Penton Solar Plant — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68029
- Capacity
- 190 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- DeSoto, MS
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Entergy Mississippi LLC
- Parent Company
- Entergy
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- SERC
Penton Solar Plant
PlannedSolarGEM: announced
Ranked #5 of 35 Solar plants in MS#395 of 7447 nationally
190 MW Solar planned in DeSoto, MS — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
190 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
34.8616, -90.2630
County
DeSoto, MS
Nearby Plants
- Wildflower Solar, LLC (MS)Solar100 MW · 13.3 km
- Arkabutla Lake Hydroelectric ProjectHydro5 MW · 17.0 km
- TVA Southaven Combined CycleNatural Gas903.9 MW · 25.3 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Entergy Mississippi LLC | Entergy Corp | — |
| Owner(s) | Entergy Mississippi LLC | Entergy | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Penton Solar Plant is a 190 MW solar photovoltaic facility located in DeSoto County, Mississippi. The plant, which utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking, is owned by Entergy and operated by Entergy Mississippi LLC. It is the second-largest solar plant in Mississippi out of 13, and ranks 278th nationally among 639 solar facilities. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun.
The plant is located within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC Reliability Corporation (SERC) NERC region. Penton Solar Plant consists of a single generator.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
MS.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
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