# Silver Creek

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/silver-creek

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 7988 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- natural gas: 250.5 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): -89.9468, 31.6004
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2023-04-21 11:47:28+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:22.227978+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

Silver Creek Generating Plant is a gas-fired peaking station in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, with its address at Prentiss. South Mississippi Electric Power Association proposed three GE 7EA combustion turbines of 83.5 MW each for the site, and the Mississippi permit record now shows Cooperative Energy as permit holder, with a Title V air operating permit valid from September 2023 to August 2028.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 250.5 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 7988 — plant-7988

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- **Operator:** Cooperative Energy

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Cooperative Energy — owner ([source](https://cooperativeenergy.com))
- **Former owner / developer:** South Mississippi Electric Power Association — former_owner ([source](https://cooperativeenergy.com))

## Sources

- [opcgis.deq.state.ms.us](https://opcgis.deq.state.ms.us/ensearchonline/ai_info.aspx?ai=16621) — opcgis.deq.state.ms.us · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/07/20/01-17934/south-mississippi-electric-power-association-notice-of-intent) — federalregister.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/silver-creek
Website: [Cooperative Energy](https://cooperativeenergy.com)

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