79th largest plant in Indiana · 5301st nationally
Purdue Chp is a natural gas power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 13.3 MW. It generates roughly 121.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 11,525 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 104% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 1356 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Purdue Chp |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Indiana, Llc |
| City | West Lafayette |
| County | Tippecanoe County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 47906 |
| Coordinates | 40.41702, -86.91533 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUCHP | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 13.3 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| CO₂ | 82.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 225 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1356 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.