Eaton

Brownfield

Petal, Forrest, Mississippi · Mississippi Power Co

Legacy capacity
78
MW

Eaton is a natural gas plant in Petal, Forrest, Mississippi, retired 2012-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 78 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity78 MW
Retirement date2012-12-01
EIA plant ID#2046

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.4 mi
OperatorMississippi Power Co
Operator address950 South George Street, Petal, MS, 39465
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Eaton, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Eaton
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN109551Substation-AdjacentMSJones County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs67.6
HATTIESBURG SOUTHWESTSubstation-AdjacentMSForrest County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs66.6
UNKNOWN109927Substation-AdjacentMSLamar County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.2
UNKNOWN110245Substation-AdjacentMSPerry County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.1
UNKNOWN110228Substation-AdjacentMSForrest County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs65.8
UNKNOWN109698Substation-AdjacentMSCovington County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs65.5
UNKNOWN110231Substation-AdjacentMSForrest County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs65.3
UNKNOWN109941Substation-AdjacentMSForrest County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs65.3

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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