Jay County Lfgte

🌿 BiomassElectric Utility3 MW capacity

149th largest plant in Indiana · 8991st nationally

Jay County Lfgte is a biomass power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 3.2 MW. It generates roughly 17.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,620 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 61% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%61%
Mid-merit — steady but not full-time
Capacity3 MWnameplate
Annual Generation17.0k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor61%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameJay County Lfgte
OperatorWabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
CityPortland
CountyJay County
StateIndiana
ZIP47371
Coordinates40.37970, -85.08819

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasWindSolarBiomass

Generators (4)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating2005
2Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating2005
3Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating2005
4Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating2005

Emissions (annual)

SO₂4 metric tons

Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.

Grid context

NERC RegionRFC
Balancing AuthorityPjm Interconnection, Llc

About Biomass plants

Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.

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