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Sweatt

Sweatt is a 41.9 MW operating gas power plant in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, operated by Mississippi Power Co.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingMay 1951 (current stage)
  5. ClosedJul 2016 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
ANatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine42 MW OperatingMay 1971
2Natural Gas Steam Turbine49 MW RetiredJun 1953Jul 2016
1Natural Gas Steam Turbine46 MW RetiredMay 1951Jul 2016

Plant details

Operator
Mississippi Power Co
Location
Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Balancing authority
SOCO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 41.9 MW
Retired: 95.0 MW
First unit online
May 1951
EIA plant ID
2048

Location

32.2925, -88.7461

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem