Ratcliffe
Kemper County, Mississippi · EIA plant ID 57037 · Operator: Mississippi Power Co
Nameplate840MWSummer 704 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation3,653GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor59%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,263Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2014Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,137.6 | 55.8% | 7,734 |
| 2015 | 4,023.2 | 82.7% | 7,642 |
| 2016 | 3,772 | 77.3% | 7,548 |
| 2017 | 3,530.2 | 59.3% | 7,484 |
| 2018 | 3,547.5 | 60.0% | 7,700 |
| 2019 | 4,610.1 | 77.9% | 7,257 |
| 2020 | 4,516.9 | 74.2% | 7,141 |
| 2021 | 3,991 | 67.4% | 7,254 |
| 2022 | 4,226.2 | 71.4% | 7,318 |
| 2023 | 3,704.3 | 63.9% | 7,242 |
| 2024 | 4,221.1 | 68.3% | 7,255 |
| 2025 | 3,984.7 | 64.6% | 7,270 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 235.5 | 704 | Aug 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 235.5 | — | Aug 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1C | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 369 | — | Aug 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Mississippi Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Mississippi Power Co | 100.0% | 840 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Meridian | 9 MW | 18.6 km |
| Meridian II | 5 MW | 20.4 km |
| Kemper County | 372 MW | 21.6 km |
| Meridian III | 53 MW | 29.9 km |
| Sweatt | 42 MW | 40.3 km |
| Walnut Grove Demonstration Plant | 3 MW | 65.3 km |