69th largest plant in Indiana · 3308th nationally
Primient is a natural gas power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 61.8 MW. It generates roughly 389.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 37,074 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 72% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Primient |
|---|---|
| Operator | Primary Products Ingredients Americas, Llc D/B/A Primient |
| City | Lafayette |
| County | Tippecanoe County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 47905 |
| Coordinates | 40.37632, -86.84369 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTG01 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 30.9 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| GTG02 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 30.9 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| NOₓ | 131 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.
| 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.