43rd largest plant in Indiana · 1670th nationally
Henry County is a natural gas power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 182 MW. It generates roughly 243.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 23,231 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 15% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1278 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Henry County |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Indiana, Llc |
| City | New Castle |
| County | Henry County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 47362 |
| Coordinates | 39.95280, -85.50390 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| CO₂ | 155.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 110 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1278 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.