21st largest plant in Indiana · 844th nationally
Lawrence County Station is a natural gas power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 402 MW. It generates roughly 43.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,111 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1318 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Lawrence County Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc |
| City | Mitchell |
| County | Lawrence County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 47446 |
| Coordinates | 38.80030, -86.45110 |
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 | 67.0 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 67.0 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 67.0 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 67.0 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 67.0 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 67.0 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 28.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 21 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1318 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.