Oak Ridge Lfgte

🌿 BiomassElectric Utility3 MW capacity

149th largest plant in Indiana · 8991st nationally

Oak Ridge Lfgte is a biomass power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 3.2 MW. It generates roughly 21.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,068 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 77% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%77%
Mid-merit — steady but not full-time
Capacity3 MWnameplate
Annual Generation21.7k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor77%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameOak Ridge Lfgte
OperatorWabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
CityLogansport
CountyCass County
StateIndiana
ZIP46947
Coordinates40.72132, -86.34214

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

OilHydroelectricSolarBiomass

Generators (4)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating2003
2Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating2003
3Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating2003
4Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating2003

Emissions (annual)

SO₂5 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 AuthorityMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

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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