Red Hills Generating Facility — United States of America
Coal power plant in Mississippi, United States of America. Approximate location 33.3761, -89.2183.
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Red Hills Generating Facility is a 513.7 MW coal power station in Mississippi, United States of America. It is operated by Choctaw Generation L.P L.L.L.P.. Based on reported annual generation of 2,367 GWh, it can supply roughly 676k homes. It ranks #1204 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2001, it is around 25 years old — relatively modern. Its annual emissions of 3,159,040 t CO₂/yr (US EPA GHGRP) are equivalent to about 736k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 16.3% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0055076.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000104012; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 513.7 MW, Red Hills Generating Facility is around the median coal plant in United States of America (558 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
3,159,040 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per US EPA GHGRP (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Load factor
- 53%, from 2,367 GWh of reported generation; the median for 244 coal plants in United States of America that report generation is 41%
- Generation trend
- 2,928 GWh in 2013 and 2,367 GWh in 2019 (−19%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2015: 3,033 GWh; 2017: 2,240 GWh
- Share of United States of America coal capacity
- less than 0.1% of 621,194 MW across 802 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 693 of 745 dated coal plants in United States of America are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Choctaw Generation L.P L.L.L.P..
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 33.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 41% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 33/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #416 largest coal power plant of 802 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 802 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 621,194 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Red Hills Generation Facility · Coal · 513.7 MW · Mississippi
- Quantum Choctaw Power LLC · Gas · 850.5 MW · Mississippi
- Choctaw County · Gas · 899 MW · Mississippi
- Attala · Gas · 551.3 MW · Mississippi
- SR Houston · Solar · 3.1 MW · Mississippi
- Prairie Bluff · Waste · 1.6 MW · Mississippi
Location
Coordinates 33.3761, -89.2183 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Red Hills Generating Facility?
Red Hills Generating Facility is a 513.7 MW coal power plant in Mississippi, United States of America, commissioned in 2001.
How much electricity does Red Hills Generating Facility generate?
Red Hills Generating Facility generates about 2,367 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Red Hills Generating Facility?
Red Hills Generating Facility is operated by Choctaw Generation L.P L.L.L.P..
How much CO₂ does Red Hills Generating Facility emit?
Red Hills Generating Facility has measured emissions of about 3,159,040 tonnes of CO₂ per year (US EPA GHGRP).