Benndale
Natural gas power plant · George County, Mississippi
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Cooperative Energy
- County
- George County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.16%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Mississippi
- #21 of 27
- EIA plant code
- 2068
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENU1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 14 MW | 11 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| BENU2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 14 MW | 11 MW | 2020 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Mississippi
| Hattiesburg Solar Farm | Solar | 50 MW |
| Sweatt | Natural gas | 42 MW |
| Mississippi State University | Natural gas | 26 MW |
| CF Industries Yazoo City Complex | Natural gas | 25 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 28 MW solar plant and a 28 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Mississippi power plants · What Mississippi actually generates