Mississippi Power
Facts
Kemper County IGCC Project Facility

Plant - The Kemper County IGCC plant will be a 582-megawatt power plant, owned and operated by Mississippi Power.

Schedule - With the recent Public Service Commission approval, construction will begin this summer. Operation of the facility is expected in 2014.

IGCC - Also known as gasification, IGCC (Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle) is a process that converts coal into a synthesis gas that can generate electricity with fewer emissions than existing pulverized coal power plants.


Environmental Benefits of IGCC

Low carbon - The plant would include carbon capture and sequestration, a technology that would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 65 percent.

Lower emissions - The plant would have fewer sulfur dioxide, particulate and mercury emissions than traditional pulverized coal technology because emission controls are built into the IGCC process.

State Impact

New jobs - Approximately 260 permanent jobs, plus 1,000 jobs during peak construction, will be created.

Energy independence - This project offers our state a leadership role in creating energy independence for Mississippi.

Investment - Mississippi Power's investment will be approximately $2.4 billion, which will greatly expand the local tax revenue.

Why?

Future planning - Mississippi is growing and Mississippi Power wants to be ready for the future needs of its customers. Mississippi Power's integrated resource plan indicates a greater need of electricity by the summer of 2014.

Fuel diversity - The plant will use Mississippi lignite, an abundant natural resource that is largely unused. Lignite is affordable and not subject to highly volatile pricing swings like natural gas.

Best choice - The Kemper County IGCC Project is the best choice to help us continue to provide you with reliable, affordable and environmentally-friendly electricity.

Kemper County IGCC Project