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- An interruption in operations at the 1,443-megawatt Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, the nation's largest single-unit nuclear power plant, resulted in a 50% drop in Mississippi's nuclear power generation between 2015 and 2016.
- As of January 2016, Mississippi's Pascagoula oil refinery was the nation's 11th-largest refinery by operating capacity; it can process about 330,000 barrels of oil per calendar day.
- Because of changing market conditions, plans are being pursued to add liquefaction and export capabilities to the Gulf Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at Pascagoula, Mississippi.
- Mississippi’s one ethanol plant can produce 54 million gallons of biofuel annually, equal to 0.34% of total U.S. ethanol production capacity.
- Mississippi generated nearly 2.4% of its electricity from renewable energy resources during 2016, and biomass accounted for almost all the state's utility-scale renewable electricity generation.
Last Updated: May 18, 2017
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Mississippi, U.S. Rankings
| Consumption | |
| Total Energy per Capita | 14 |
| Expenditures | |
| Total Energy per Capita | 11 |
| Production | |
| Total Energy | 35 |
| Crude Oil | 13 |
| Natural Gas | 20 |
| Coal | 18 |
| Electricity | 25 |
| Prices | |
| Natural Gas | 26 |
| Electricity | 42 |
| Environment | |
| Carbon Dioxide Emissions | 32 |
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Mississippi Public Service Commission
Mississippi Development Authority, Mississippi Works, Forestry & Energy
Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board
Mississippi Department of Human Resources, Division of Community Services
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