55th largest plant in Indiana · 2334th nationally
Sabic Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon is a natural gas power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 108 MW. It generates roughly 510.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 48,595 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 54% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1306 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Sabic Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon |
|---|---|
| Operator | Sabic Ip Mt. Vernon, Llc |
| City | Mount Vernon |
| County | Posey County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 47620 |
| Coordinates | 37.91028, -87.92611 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COGN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 108 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 5.5 MW | Retired | 1996 |
| CO₂ | 333.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 9 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 912 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1306 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.