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Released September 29, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Flush with anticipated revenue from big data centers, electricity provider Entergy Mississippi (Jackson, Mississippi) plans to pour an additional $300 million into power grid upgrades in the state.
The goal of the "Superpower Mississippi" initiative is to cut power outages in half in the next five years across the company's 45-county service area, it announced on September 24. Entergy Mississippi is one of four state subsidiaries of Entergy (New Orleans, Louisiana).
"With this additional $300 million, we're investing 50% more in reliability to reach a 50% reduction in outages, all at 0% added cost to our customers," said Haley Fisackerly, the chief executive officer of Entergy Mississippi.
The plan, which requires the approval of the Mississippi Public Service Commission, would include installing stronger poles that are designed to withstand extreme weather, implementing more smart devices and real-time monitoring systems, and increasing tree-trimming and dead tree removals to help prevent outages.
Entergy said vegetation-related outages in the Magnolia State have increased due to the millions of dead trees caused by drought in 2023 and intensified severe weather.
The company maintained the plan would come at no additional cost to existing customers. Instead, revenue from companies like Amazon (Seattle, Washington) and other large industrial power users would be used to foot the bill.
State sales tax exemptions for planned Amazon data center operations will total about $558 million, according to Bloomberg, which cited information provided by the Mississippi Development Authority.
Industrial Info is tracking 19 Amazon projects in Mississippi, totaling $6.53 billion of investment, including data center campuses in Canton and Ridgeland. Construction of Phase I of the data center campus at Canton kicked off in September 2024 and is planned for completion in December this year. Phase I of the Costas Data Center in Ridgeland kicked off in August 2024 and is expected to be completed in March 2026. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can click here for a list of detailed project reports.
Two of the three Mississippi Public Service Commission members already have spoken in favor of the Entergy plan.
Industrial Info is tracking 10 capital-spending projects from Entergy Mississippi, worth $4.67 billion. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Project Database can click here for a list of detailed project reports.
The largest planned Entergy Mississippi investments are for the 754-megawatt (MW) Delta Blues Advanced Power Station in Greenville and the 760-MW Ridgeland Advanced Power Station in Ridgeland.
Kiewit Power Construction (Lenexa, Kansas) is serving as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) provider for the Delta Blues project, a 70% natural gas- and 30% hydrogen-fueled (capable of 100% hydrogen with upgrades) combined-cycle power plant. Construction would kick off in the first quarter of 2026, with completion planned for fourth-quarter 2027. Subscribers can click here for the project report and click here for the plant profile.
Meanwhile, permitting was underway for the Ridgeland combined-cycle power plant, which also would be fueled by natural gas and hydrogen. Construction is planned to kick off in the third quarter of 2026, with completion in fourth-quarter 2029. Subscribers can click here for the project report and click here for the plant profile.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
The goal of the "Superpower Mississippi" initiative is to cut power outages in half in the next five years across the company's 45-county service area, it announced on September 24. Entergy Mississippi is one of four state subsidiaries of Entergy (New Orleans, Louisiana).
"With this additional $300 million, we're investing 50% more in reliability to reach a 50% reduction in outages, all at 0% added cost to our customers," said Haley Fisackerly, the chief executive officer of Entergy Mississippi.
The plan, which requires the approval of the Mississippi Public Service Commission, would include installing stronger poles that are designed to withstand extreme weather, implementing more smart devices and real-time monitoring systems, and increasing tree-trimming and dead tree removals to help prevent outages.
Entergy said vegetation-related outages in the Magnolia State have increased due to the millions of dead trees caused by drought in 2023 and intensified severe weather.
The company maintained the plan would come at no additional cost to existing customers. Instead, revenue from companies like Amazon (Seattle, Washington) and other large industrial power users would be used to foot the bill.
State sales tax exemptions for planned Amazon data center operations will total about $558 million, according to Bloomberg, which cited information provided by the Mississippi Development Authority.
Industrial Info is tracking 19 Amazon projects in Mississippi, totaling $6.53 billion of investment, including data center campuses in Canton and Ridgeland. Construction of Phase I of the data center campus at Canton kicked off in September 2024 and is planned for completion in December this year. Phase I of the Costas Data Center in Ridgeland kicked off in August 2024 and is expected to be completed in March 2026. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can click here for a list of detailed project reports.
Two of the three Mississippi Public Service Commission members already have spoken in favor of the Entergy plan.
Industrial Info is tracking 10 capital-spending projects from Entergy Mississippi, worth $4.67 billion. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Project Database can click here for a list of detailed project reports.
The largest planned Entergy Mississippi investments are for the 754-megawatt (MW) Delta Blues Advanced Power Station in Greenville and the 760-MW Ridgeland Advanced Power Station in Ridgeland.
Kiewit Power Construction (Lenexa, Kansas) is serving as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) provider for the Delta Blues project, a 70% natural gas- and 30% hydrogen-fueled (capable of 100% hydrogen with upgrades) combined-cycle power plant. Construction would kick off in the first quarter of 2026, with completion planned for fourth-quarter 2027. Subscribers can click here for the project report and click here for the plant profile.
Meanwhile, permitting was underway for the Ridgeland combined-cycle power plant, which also would be fueled by natural gas and hydrogen. Construction is planned to kick off in the third quarter of 2026, with completion in fourth-quarter 2029. Subscribers can click here for the project report and click here for the plant profile.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
