Power Plants Near 47870 — Prairieton, IN

34 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 47870 (Prairieton, Indiana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.3712, -87.4759 · County: Vigo

Coal 51%Natural Gas 38%Solar 7%Wind 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.4 mi	Sugar Creek Power West Terre Haute, IN	Natural Gas	619 MW	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
11.2 mi	River Ferry Solar 1 West Union, IL	Solar	165 MW	River Ferry Solar 1, Llc
11.3 mi	Marshall (Il) Marshall, IL	Oil	17 MW	City Of Marshall - (Il)
11.3 mi	Wabash River Terre Haute, IN	Coal	—	Duke Energy Indiana, Llc
11.3 mi	Wabash Valley Power Igcc Terre Haute, IN	Natural Gas	192 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
12.6 mi	Fairbanks Solar Project Fairbanks, IN	Solar	—	Fairbanks Solar Energy Center Llc
15.4 mi	Mcdonald Solar Farm, Llc West Terre Haute, IN	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
15.5 mi	Staunton Brazil, IN	Solar	4 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
16.9 mi	Sullivan Solar, Llc Sullivan, IN	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
18.3 mi	Edgar Solar 1 Paris, IL	Solar	4 MW	Pivot Energy
18.8 mi	Pastime Farm, Llc Brazil, IN	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
20.8 mi	Sae Paris Il S1 Paris, IL	Solar	—	Solamerica Energy, Llc
20.9 mi	Merom Sullivan, IN	Coal	1,080 MW	Hallador Power Company, Llc
21.6 mi	Osprey Point Res Sullivan, IN	Other Fossil	13 MW	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc
27.9 mi	Casey City Of Casey, IL	Oil	5 MW	City Of Casey - (Il)
29.0 mi	Linton Linton, IN	Solar	5 MW	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
29.1 mi	Prairie Wolf Solar Llc Ashmore Township, IL	Solar	200 MW	National Grid Renewables
29.2 mi	Triple S Solar I Llc Kansas, IL	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
31.9 mi	Vermillion Rise Solar Hillsdale, IN	Solar	—	Vermillion Rise Solar, Llc
32.3 mi	Worthington Generation Llc Worthington, IN	Natural Gas	242 MW	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc
35.0 mi	Peony Solar 1 Marco, IN	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
37.4 mi	Ridge Farm Renewables Llc Pv Ridge Farm, IL	Solar	—	Ridge Farm Renewables Llc Pv
37.4 mi	Ridge Farm Ridge Farm, IL	Solar	2 MW	Ridge Farm Solar 1 Llc
38.1 mi	Vermillion Energy Facility Cayuga, IN	Natural Gas	692 MW	Duke Energy Ohio Inc
38.3 mi	Cayuga Cayuga, IN	Coal	1,185 MW	Duke Energy Indiana, Llc
40.9 mi	Edwardsport Edwardsport, IN	Coal	813 MW	Duke Energy Indiana, Llc
40.9 mi	Coles Wind Charleston, IL	Wind	—	Coles Wind, Llc
42.6 mi	Scotland Solar Res Newberry, IN	Solar	1 MW	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc
44.5 mi	Ellettsville Solar Res Ellettsville, IN	Solar	1 MW	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc
45.0 mi	Harvest Ridge Wind Farm Newman, IL	Wind	202 MW	Harvest Ridge Wind Farm
48.0 mi	Wheatland Wheatland, IN	Solar	—	Origis Energy Usa, Inc
49.3 mi	Wheatland Generating Facility Wheatland, IN	Natural Gas	500 MW	Duke Energy Indiana, Llc
49.8 mi	Crane Solar Facility Crane, IN	Solar	17 MW	Duke Energy Indiana, Llc
49.8 mi	Crane Battery Energy Storage System Burns City, IN	Other Fossil	5 MW	Duke Energy Indiana, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 34 power plants within 50 miles of Prairieton, Indiana (ZIP 47870), with a combined 5,981 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 19 of the 34 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sugar Creek Power at 2.4 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Indiana, visit the Indiana state page.

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