Query
Jack Watson
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Jack Watson
Generated
2026-10-17T12:18:17.293Z

Briefing on Jack Watson

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 17, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
919 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1968
Operating since
3
Generators
32.6%
Capacity factor
2634 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Jack Watson is a 919 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine asset in Mississippi, currently Operating.

Jack Watson is reported in Mississippi since 1968 under Southern. Available operating and financial measures include 32.6% capacity factor and 2634 GWh annual generation; $965/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Harrison, Mississippi
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Natural Gas Steam Turbine
Owner / parent
Southern
Operator
Mississippi Power Co
Grid
Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
Plant ID
2049

What stands out

1

Jack Watson is a 919 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine asset in Mississippi with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 32.6% capacity factor and 2634 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $965/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Southern Company extends life of coal plants to power data centers, appears to abandon net zero goal” (Energy and Policy Institute, 2025-02-20).

Market and operating context

Balancing authority
Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
NERC region
SERC
State rank
#3 of 31
National rank
#202 of 2,025

Why it matters

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