4th largest plant in Indiana · 197th nationally
Clifty Creek is a coal power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 1,304 MW. It generates roughly 5.0M MWh per year — enough to power about 473,060 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 43% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2334 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (1,304 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Clifty Creek |
|---|---|
| Operator | Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corp |
| City | Madison |
| County | Jefferson County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 47250 |
| Coordinates | 38.73780, -85.42060 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 217 MW | Operating | 1955 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 217 MW | Operating | 1955 |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 217 MW | Operating | 1955 |
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 217 MW | Operating | 1955 |
| 5 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 217 MW | Operating | 1955 |
| 6 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 217 MW | Operating | 1956 |
| CO₂ | 5.8M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2.7k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 5.4k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2334 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 |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.