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Gerald Andrus — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 8054
Capacity: 781.4 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Steam Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: Washington, MS
Operating Since: 1975
Generators: 1
Operator: Entergy Mississippi LLC
Parent Company: Entergy
Annual Generation: 388,516 MWh
Capacity Factor: 5.6%
Balancing Authority: Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
ISO/RTO: MISO
NERC Region: SERC

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Gerald Andrus

OperatingNatural Gas

Ranked #11 of 30 Natural Gas plants in MS#258 of 2009 nationally

781.4 MW Natural Gas operating in Washington, MS — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

781.4 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Natural Gas Steam Turbine

Technology

1975

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

33.3500, -91.1167

County

Washington, MS

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Ownership & Operator

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

Ownership Chain

About

The Gerald Andrus plant is a 781.4 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Washington County, Mississippi. It began operating in 1975 and is owned and operated by Entergy Mississippi LLC, a subsidiary of Entergy. The plant utilizes a single natural gas steam turbine generator. According to available data, the installed cost was $204.24 per kW.

The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, the Gerald Andrus plant generated 388,516 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 5.6%. The plant is ranked as the 11th largest in Mississippi out of 20 plants, and 263rd nationally out of 945 plants.

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

230 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Investor-Owned Utility

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

0 MWh

Latest Month

388.5K MWh

Annual Generation

5.6%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Form 1HIGH

$265/kW

Installed Cost

$58.1/MWh

Operating Cost

entergy mississippi, llc

Reporting Utility

Annual Capital & Operating Expenses

Cumulative Installed Cost

Per-Unit Cost Trends

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Gerald Andrus Station · 230 kV

Substation Distance

< 10 km

Operator

Entergy Mississippi

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

MISO

LMP Node

EES.G_ANDRUS1

Pricing Hub

MS.HUB

Node Source

EIA-860 direct report

News & Articles (10)Beta

Grid·capacity addition

Delta Blues groundbreaking and Gerald Andrus 50th anniversary

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Entergy Mississippi (developer)

Entergy·1 years ago

Grid·capacity addition

Officials break ground on new Greenville power plant

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MPB — Mississippi Public Broadcasting·1 years ago

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Entergy Mississippi Breaks Ground on 754-MW Gas-Fired Power Station

Entergy Mississippi on Nov. 7 celebrated the start of construction of a new $1.2 billion, 754-MW natural gas-fired power plant that will serve the utility's...

Entergy Mississippi (developer)

POWER Magazine·1 years ago