Power plant · Mississippi, United States
Optimist
Optimist is a power plant under construction in Mississippi, United States, with 250 MW of capacity, owned by Origis Energy USA, Inc.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Mississippi | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Under construction | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2026 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Origis Energy USA, Inc | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Origis Energy USA, Inc | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 250 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaic | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 33.6435, -88.5940 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Optimist is the 6th-largest of 13 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Mississippi and the 302nd-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 250 MW is <0.1% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 6th of 13 | 4,612 MW | 5.4% |
| United States | 302nd of 835 | 282,375 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 343rd of 3,008 | 360,526 MW | <0.1% |
Owner, operator and place
More from Origis Energy USA, Inc
- Rockhound A245 MW · under construction
- Sand Luis West156 MW · permitted
- Wheatland150 MW · under construction
Other power plants in Mississippi
- Victor J Daniel Jr2,229 MW
- Grand Gulf1,440 MW
- Magnolia Power Plant1,004 MW
- Jack Watson919 MW
- TVA Southaven Combined Cycle904 MW
- Choctaw County899 MW
- Batesville Generation Facility891 MW
- Quantum Choctaw Power LLC851 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.