Country United States Type Steam Primary fuel Bituminous coal | Status Active Cooling source White River | |
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Location Washington Township, Pike County, near Petersburg, Indiana Commission date Unit 1: 1967
Unit 2: 1969
Unit 3: 1977
Unit 4: 1986 Owner Indianapolis Power & Light Similar Perry K Generating Station, F B Culley Generating Station, Merom Generating Station, Gibson Generating Station, Bailly Generating Station | ||
Petersburg Generating Station is a major coal-fired power plant in Indiana, rated at 1.87-GW nameplate capacity. It is located on the White River near Petersburg in Pike County, Indiana, just 1 mile (1.6 km) upstream from a much smaller coal-fired Frank E. Ratts Generating Station. Petersburg G.S. is owned and operated by Indianapolis Power & Light.
Units 1, 2, and 3, rated at 253.4, 471, and 574.3 MWe, were launched into operation in 1967, 1969, and 1977 respectively. Unit 4, rated at 574.2 MWe, was launched in 1986. There are also three minor oil-burning internal combustion units, rated at 2.7 MWe each, all launched in 1967.
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