45th largest plant in Indiana · 1756th nationally
Anderson is a natural gas power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 169 MW. It generates roughly 47.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,536 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1533 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Anderson |
|---|---|
| Operator | Indiana Municipal Power Agency |
| City | Anderson |
| County | Madison County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 46011 |
| Coordinates | 40.05290, -85.73890 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 85.9 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| ACT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 41.4 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| ACT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 41.4 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| CO₂ | 36.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 21 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1533 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.