74th largest plant in Indiana · 4529th nationally
Rensselaer City Light Plant is a natural gas power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 21.8 MW.
| Plant Name | Rensselaer City Light Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Rensselaer - (In) |
| City | Rensselaer |
| County | Jasper County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 47978 |
| Coordinates | 40.93953, -87.15447 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Retired | 2006 |
| 14 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 5.0 MW | Retired | 1994 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 3.0 MW | Retired | 1964 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.5 MW | Retired | 1957 |
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Retired | 1971 |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Retired | 1971 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.9 MW | Retired | 1950 |
| 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.