# Hinds Energy Facility

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/hinds-energy-facility

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 55218 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- natural gas: 600.4 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T02:12:40.665346+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -90.21991, 32.378969
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2023-05-01 16:56:32+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:23.126276+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

Hinds Energy Facility is a natural gas-fired power plant in Jackson, Mississippi, described by its owner as a modern 450 megawatt facility. Entergy Mississippi, a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation, completed the purchase from KGen Hinds LLC on November 30, 2012 for approximately $206 million, at a sizeable discount to the cost of building a comparable plant. It was the utility's first plant purchase since 2006.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 600.4 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 55218 — plant-55218

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- **Operator:** Entergy Mississippi LLC

## Related parties

- **Owner / acquirer:** Entergy Mississippi — owner ([source](https://www.entergy.com/mississippi))
- **Former owner / seller:** KGen Hinds LLC — former_owner
- **Parent company:** Entergy Corporation — parent_company ([source](https://www.entergy.com))

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/entergy-mississippi-purchases-hinds-energy-facility-181583651.html) — prnewswire.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/hinds-energy-facility
Website: [Entergy Mississippi](https://www.entergy.com/mississippi)

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