42nd largest plant in Indiana · 1626th nationally
Wabash Valley Power Igcc is a natural gas power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 192 MW. It generates roughly 426.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 40,628 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 25% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1255 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Wabash Valley Power Igcc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc |
| City | Terre Haute |
| County | Vigo County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 47885 |
| Coordinates | 39.53000, -87.42470 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 192 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 1 | Petroleum Coke | SGP | 113 MW | Retired | 1953 |
| CO₂ | 267.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 102 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1255 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.