Plant Daniel

Victor J. Daniel Electric Generating Plant

Company type	Joint venture
Industry	Electric power generation
Founded	September 6, 1977 (1977-09-06) (first unit operational)
Headquarters	Escatawpa , United States
Area served	Mississippi, United States
Key people	Victor J. Daniel Jr. (namesake)
Products	Electricity
Owner	Mississippi Power, Florida Power & Light (FPL)
Parent	Southern Company (historically), NextEra Energy (FPL's parent company)

The Victor J. Daniel Electric Generating Plant is a prominent 2-gigawatt fossil fuel power station located near Escatawpa, Mississippi in Jackson County, Mississippi. It comprises four generating units: two subcritical drum-type coal-fired units with a combined output of approximately 1 GWe, alongside two more recent gas-fired combined-cycle units that contribute an additional 1 GWe. The facility is co-owned by Mississippi Power and Florida Power & Light (FPL), making it the largest electricity producer within Mississippi. The plant bears the name of Victor J. Daniel Jr., who served as the fourth president of Mississippi Power.

History

The initial construction phase for the coal-fired units, Daniel 1 and Daniel 2, commenced in April 1973. Daniel 1, a steam electric unit rated at 500 MW, began commercial service on September 6, 1977. This was followed by Daniel 2, also rated at 500 MW, which entered operation on June 1, 1981. The facility's capacity was doubled in May 1999 with the integration of two gas-fired combined-cycle units, Daniel 3 and Daniel 4, which became operational between April and May of 2001.

Ownership

Ownership and operational expenses for the original coal units, Daniel 1 and 2, are shared between Mississippi Power and FPL. Initially, FPL's stake was held by Gulf Power Company, a former affiliate of Mississippi Power under the Southern Company umbrella. In 2019, NextEra Energy, FPL’s parent company, acquired Gulf Power; the Gulf Power brand was subsequently phased out and replaced by FPL’s branding in 2022.

The gas-fired combined cycle units Daniel 3 and Daniel 4 each generate 500 MW, increasing the plant’s overall capacity to over 2000 MW. These units are exclusively operated and maintained by Mississippi Power.

Carbon sequestration demonstration

This site serves as a demonstration project sponsored by the United States Department of Energy focused on carbon dioxide sequestration through storage within the deep saline Tuscaloosa Formation. Launched in 2008, the initiative involved injecting more than 3,000 short tons of CO₂ during October of that year.

External links

• Mississippi Power Homepage