24th largest plant in Indiana · 887th nationally
F B Culley is a coal power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 369 MW. It generates roughly 1.5M MWh per year — enough to power about 142,973 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 46% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2563 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 (369 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 | F B Culley |
|---|---|
| Operator | Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co |
| City | Newburgh |
| County | Warrick County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 47630 |
| Coordinates | 37.91110, -87.32750 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 265 MW | Operating | 1973 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 104 MW | Operating | 1966 |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 46.0 MW | Retired | 1955 |
| CO₂ | 1.9M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1.3k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 1.3k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2563 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 | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
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.