This is a list of
electricity-generating
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For utilities in the electric power industry, it is the stage prior to its delivery (transmission, distribution, etc.) to end users or its storag ...
power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
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s in the U.S. state of
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
, sorted by type and name. In 2019, Indiana had a total summer capacity of 26,665 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 102,505 GWh. The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 59.3% coal, 33.5% natural gas, 6.1% wind, 0.4% biomass, 0.3% hydroelectric, 0.3% solar, and 0.1% petroleum.
Coal-fired
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cooling towers
A cooling tower is a device that rejects waste heat to the atmosphere through the cooling of a coolant stream, usually a water stream to a lower temperature. Cooling towers may either use the evaporation of water to remove process heat and ...
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*0 Active Units indicates Decommissioned Stations.
Coal gasification
1 The existing plant will be decommissioned and demolished upon completion of new IGCC facility.
Oil fired peaking stations
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Connersville Peaking Station
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Miami-Wabash County Peaking Station
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Wheatland Peaking Station
Natural gas fired
Hydroelectric dams
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Markland Locks and Dam
The Markland Locks and Dam is a concrete dam bridge and locks that span the Ohio River. It is 1395 feet (425.2 m) long, and connects Gallatin County, Kentucky, and Switzerland County, Indiana.
The locks and dam were reviewed by the Board of Eng ...
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Norway Dam (Indiana)
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Oakdale Dam (Indiana)
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Twin Branch Dam (Indiana)
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Elkhart Dam (Indiana)
Wind farms
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Benton County Wind Farm
The Benton County Wind Farm (also called Goodland I) consists of 87 model sl/sle Gen4 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines near Earl Park, Indiana in northern Benton County, Indiana. The farm's nameplate capacity is 130.5 MW. The farm was developed by Orion ...
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Fowler Ridge Wind Farm
The Fowler Ridge Wind Farm is a wind farm in Benton County, Indiana, near the city of Fowler, IN about northwest of Lafayette and northwest of Indianapolis. Fowler Ridge was originally developed in 2005 and 2006 by Orion Energy, LLC (Oakland, ...
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Hoosier Wind Farm
Hoosier Wind Farm is a wind farm in Benton County, Indiana. It consists of 53 REpower 2 MW wind turbines, for a total nameplate capacity of 106 MW. The enXco subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles built the wind farm, with Mortenson Construction' ...
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Meadow Lake Wind Farm
Biomass to energy plant
Milltown Biomass
Attempted nuclear plants
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Marble Hill Nuclear Power Plant
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Bailly Nuclear Power Plant
Operating electrical utility companies
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Duke Energy Indiana (Formerly Public Service Indiana (PSI))
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Hoosier Energy
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Indiana-Michigan Power
American Electric Power (AEP), (railcar reporting mark: AEPX) is a major investor-owned electric utility in the United States, delivering electricity to more than five million customers in 11 states.
AEP ranks among the nation's largest gen ...
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AES Indiana
AES Indiana, formerly known as Indianapolis Power & Light Company (also known as IPL or IPALCO), is an American utility company providing electric service to the city of Indianapolis. It is a subsidiary and largest utility of AES Corporation, wh ...
, a subsidiary of
AES Corporation
The AES Corporation is an American utility and power generation company. It owns and operates power plants, which it uses to generate and sell electricity to end users and intermediaries like utilities and industrial facilities. AES is headquart ...
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Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) (a subsidiary of NiSource)
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Vectren
Vectren Corporation was a Fortune 1000 energy holding company headquartered in Evansville, Indiana. Through its utility subsidiaries (Vectren North, Vectren South, and Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio), the company distributed natural gas to appr ...
(Formerly Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company (SIGECO))
References
External links
Existing coal plants in Indianaat
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Power stations
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many po ...
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...