25th largest plant in Indiana · 947th nationally
Georgetown is a natural gas power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 340 MW. It generates roughly 239.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 22,796 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 8% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2080 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Georgetown |
|---|---|
| Operator | Aes Indiana |
| City | Indianapolis |
| County | Marion County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 46268 |
| Coordinates | 39.90256, -86.24405 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 85.0 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 85.0 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 85.0 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 85.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana Municipal Power Agency | Carmel, IN | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 249.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 57 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2080 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.. |
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.