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Victor J Daniel Jr

Coal power plant · Jackson County, Mississippi

Nameplate capacity
2,229 MW
Rank in Mississippi
#1
of 64 plants
In service since
1977
September 1977

Details

Primary fuel
Coal
Technology
Conventional Steam Coal
Operator
Mississippi Power Co
County
Jackson County
Generating units
8
Share of state capacity
12.31%
Rank among coal plants in Mississippi
#1 of 2
EIA plant code
6073

Generating units

Individual generating units at Victor J Daniel Jr
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
1Conventional Steam Coal548 MW502 MW1977Operating
2Conventional Steam Coal548 MW502 MW1981Operating
3STNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle195 MW2001Operating
4STNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle195 MW2001Operating
3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle186 MW570 MW2001Operating
3CTNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle186 MW2001Operating
4Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle186 MW573 MW2001Operating
4CTNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle186 MW2001Operating

Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.

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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 2,229 MW solar plant and a 2,229 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