104th largest plant in Indiana · 6394th nationally
Sagamore Plant Cogeneration is a natural gas power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 7.4 MW. It generates roughly 16.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,603 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 26% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 843 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (7.4 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Sagamore Plant Cogeneration |
|---|---|
| Operator | Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas Inc |
| City | Lafayette |
| County | Tippecanoe County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 47904 |
| Coordinates | 40.44390, -86.86000 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.4 MW | Operating | 1984 |
| CO₂ | 7.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 10 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 843 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.