Kemper County — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 7960
- Capacity
- 372 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Kemper, MS
- Operating Since
- 2002
- Generators
- 4
- Operator
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Parent Company
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Annual Generation
- 16,912.01 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.5%
- Balancing Authority
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Kemper County
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #16 of 30 Natural Gas plants in MS#573 of 2009 nationally
372 MW Natural Gas operating in Kemper, MS — Tennessee Valley Authority
EIAWD
372 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
2002
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
32.7976, -88.6060
County
Kemper, MS
Nearby Plants
- RatcliffeNatural Gas840 MW · 21.6 km
- MeridianDistillate Oil9 MW · 26.9 km
- Meridian IISolar5 MW · 27.8 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Tennessee Valley Authority | Tennessee Valley Authority | — |
| Owner(s) | Tennessee Valley Authority | Tennessee Valley Authority | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Kemper County is a 372 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Kemper County, Mississippi. The plant began operating in 2002 and is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). It consists of four generators utilizing natural gas-fired combustion turbine technology. Kemper County is located within the SERC NERC region and its balancing authority is also the Tennessee Valley Authority.
The plant's latest annual generation was 16,912 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.5%. Kemper County ranks as the 16th largest power plant in Mississippi out of 20, and nationally it ranks 574th out of 945 plants. There have been 10 news articles related to the plant, all categorized as industry news.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
Grid Voltage
161 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Federal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
1.7K MWh
Latest Month
16.9K MWh
Annual Generation
0.5%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (10)Beta
Industry·partnership
Southern Company - Kemper County, Mississippi
Southern Company Services, Inc. is partnering with Mississippi Power Company and Kellogg Brown and Root, LLC to design, construct, and operate a gr...
Southern Company Services, Inc. (other)Mississippi Power Company (other)
Department of Energy (.gov)·3 months ago
Industry·corporate
Boondoggle in Kemper County: Powerful Ignored Red Flags of ‘Clean Coal’ Flop
A huge moonshot of an idea back in 2006 to turn low-grade lignite into “clean coal” to provide electricity from its Kemper County plant in east Mississippi.
Kemper County (other)Mississippi (other)
Mississippi Free Press·4 years ago
Industry·corporate
The Kemper project just collapsed. What it signifies for CCS
Half of a multibillion-dollar power plant that was supposed to gasify lignite coal and store most of its carbon emissions in Mississippi...
Kemper (other)Mississippi (other)
E&E News by POLITICO·4 years ago
Industry·corporate
Southern Company demolishes part of the $7.5 billion Kemper power plant in Mississippi
The Southern Company built the Kemper power plant in Mississippi relying on a key system that would convert coal into a gas (coal gasification).
Southern Company (developer)Kemper (other)
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)·4 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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