Solar power in Mississippi explained

Mississippi has substantial potential for solar power, though it remains an underutilized generation method. The rate of installations has increased in recent years, reaching 438 MW of installed capacity in early 2023, ranking 36th among the states.[1] Rooftop photovoltaics could provide 31.2% of all electricity used in Mississippi from 11,700 MW if solar panels were installed on every available roof.[2]

In 2011, the Sierra Club sued the United States Department of Energy which was providing investment in a coal gasification plant being built by Mississippi Power.[3] In 2012 Mississippi Power had only 0.05% renewables in its power mix. In a settlement in 2014, Mississippi Power agreed to allow net metering, and to offer 100 MW of wind or solar power purchase agreements. Mississippi is one of only two states, along with Florida, to have no potential for standard commercial wind power, having no locations that would provide at least 30% capacity factor, although 30,000 MW of 100 meter high turbines would operate at 25% capacity factor.[4]

Mississippi Power which provides energy in southeast Mississippi has started a program to contract for 210 MW of solar power in 2014, possibly increasing to 525 MW. 100 MW would be from small scale distributed installations.[5]

Offering net metering is required by federal law, but Mississippi is one of only four states to not have adopted a statewide policy on net metering, which means it needs to be negotiated with the utility.[6] [7]

Statistics

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Source: NREL[8]

Grid-Connected PV Capacity (MW)[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
YearCapacityChange% Change
2009 0.1
2010 0.3 0.1 200%
2011 0.6 0.3 100%
2012 0.7 0.1 17%
2013 1.0 0.3 43%
2014 1.0 0 0%
2015 1.1 0.1 10%
2016 6 0.9 545%
2017 72 66 1200%
2018 187 115 260%
2019 242.3 55.3 29%
2020 318.4 76.1 31%
2021 319.6 1.2 %
2022 437 117.4 %
Utility-scale solar generation in Mississippi (GWh)[17]
YearTotalJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2017 84 0 0 0 0 1 3 14 11 13 14 14 14
2018 326 20 16 30 34 37 35 34 32 27 28 17 16
2019 32219 16 26 31 35 32 33 30 31 20 27 22
2020 43423 27 34 44 49 45 42 43 34 36 30 27
2021 30326 25 35 46 46 42 41 42

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mississippi Solar SEIA . 2023-06-12 . www.seia.org . en.
  2. http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy16osti/65298.pdf Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Technical Potential in the United States: A Detailed Assessment
  3. http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/03/11/sierra-club-suing-doe-over-kemper-coal-plant/ Sierra Club suing DOE over Kemper coal plant
  4. http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/wind_resource_maps.asp?stateab=ms Mississippi Wind Power
  5. http://www.georgiapower.com/about-energy/energy-sources/solar/asi/advanced-solar-initiative.cshtml Advanced Solar Initiative
  6. Web site: newenergychoices.org. www.newenergychoices.org. 3 August 2023.
  7. Web site: Guide to Mississippi incentives & tax credits in 2023. www.solarreviews.com. 3 August 2023.
  8. Web site: PV Watts. NREL. 11 June 2012.
  9. Web site: U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011. 16. Sherwood, Larry. Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). August 2012. 2012-08-16. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120906231846/http://www.irecusa.org/wp-content/uploads/IRECSolarMarketTrends-2012-web.pdf. 2012-09-06.
  10. Web site: U.S. Solar Market Trends 2010. Sherwood, Larry. Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). June 2011. 20. 2011-06-29.
  11. Web site: U.S. Solar Market Trends 2009. Sherwood, Larry. Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). July 2010. 2010-07-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100925184512/http://irecusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IREC-Solar-Market-Trends-Report-2010_7-27-10_web1.pdf. 2010-09-25.
  12. Web site: U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008 . Sherwood . Larry . Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) . July 2009 . 16 . 2010-07-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091123030109/http://www.irecusa.org/fileadmin/user_upload/NationalOutreachDocs/SolarTrendsReports/IREC_Solar_Market_Trends_Report_2008.pdf . 2009-11-23 .
  13. Web site: U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012 . Sherwood . Larry . Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) . July 2012 . 16 . 2013-10-11.
  14. Web site: U.S. Solar Market Trends 2013. Sherwood, Larry. Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). July 2014. 2014-09-26.
  15. Web site: Mississippi Solar | SEIA. www.seia.org. 3 August 2023.
  16. https://cleanenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018-SE-Solar-Report-FINAL.pdf Solar report
  17. Web site: Electricity Data Browser. U.S. Department of Energy. March 28, 2018. October 11, 2021.
  18. http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/military/article63665412.html Solar power breaking new ground in South Mississippi
  19. Web site: Solar Ground Breaking Ceremony Held at Mississippi Navy Base. 3 August 2023.

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