Power plant · Mississippi, United States
Jack Watson
Jack Watson is a power plant in Mississippi, United States, with 919 MW of capacity, owned by Mississippi Power Co.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Mississippi | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1968 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Mississippi Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Mississippi Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 919 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 30.4392, -89.0286 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Jack Watson is the 4th-largest of 16 power plants in Mississippi and the 342nd-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 919 MW is 0.11% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 4th of 16 | 14,292 MW | 6.4% |
| United States | 342nd of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.11% |
| All power plants in our data | 384th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport Crusher | Mine | — | Closed | 4.4 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Mississippi Power Co
- Victor J Daniel Jr2,229 MW
- Greene County1,288 MW
- Ratcliffe840 MW
Other power plants in Mississippi
- Victor J Daniel Jr2,229 MW
- Grand Gulf1,440 MW
- Magnolia Power Plant1,004 MW
- TVA Southaven Combined Cycle904 MW
- Choctaw County899 MW
- Batesville Generation Facility891 MW
- Quantum Choctaw Power LLC851 MW
- Ratcliffe840 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.