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Sweatt is a 41.9 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Mississippi Power Co since 1971. Ranked #1206 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, Sweatt's 41.9 MW represents 0.01% of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Sweatt 101 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ratcliffe (840 MW, Gas), Meridian III (52.5 MW, Solar), and Meridian (9 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Mississippi, approximately 150 km northeast of Mobile.

Capacity
41.9 MW
Commissioning Year
1971

55 years old

Owner
Mississippi Power Co
Location
32.2925°, -88.7461°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,174. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,013 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,867 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

55 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Mississippi Power Co operates 5 plants totalling 4,201 MW

Regional density

11 plants within 100 km, 3,361 MW combined

Nearest plant: Meridian III (25.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 32.292500, -88.746100
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
80.9 Kt
165 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
4.45 Mt
Over 55 years of operation
Past Retirement
2001
25 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
17.6K
cars per year
10.8K
homes per year
3.7M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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