Meridian
Lauderdale County, Mississippi · EIA plant ID 7719 · Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority
Nameplate9MWSummer 9 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1998Runs as rarely runs
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.3 | 2.9% | 11,837 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.0% | 12,004 |
| 2005 | 0.3 | 0.3% | 11,945 |
| 2006 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 8,781 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0.1% | 8,020 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.1% | 13,597 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 27,302 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 22,958 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.1% | 14,465 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | 19,636 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.1% | 18,590 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 0.5% | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Jun 1998 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Jun 1998 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Jun 1998 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Jun 1998 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Jun 1998 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Tennessee Valley Authority | 100.0% | 9 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Meridian II | 5 MW | 2.5 km |
| Meridian III | 53 MW | 12 km |
| Ratcliffe | 840 MW | 18.6 km |
| Kemper County | 372 MW | 27.4 km |
| Sweatt | 42 MW | 31.6 km |
| WestRock Demopolis Mill | 47 MW | 60.1 km |