67th largest plant in Indiana · 2776th nationally
Richmond is a natural gas power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 82.8 MW. It generates roughly 13.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,291 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1517 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Richmond |
|---|---|
| Operator | Indiana Municipal Power Agency |
| City | Centerville |
| County | Wayne County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 47330 |
| Coordinates | 39.83957, -84.96568 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 41.4 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| RCT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 41.4 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| CO₂ | 10.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 11 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1517 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 | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
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.