64th largest plant in Indiana · 2665th nationally
Whitewater Valley is a coal power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 93.9 MW. It generates roughly 16.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,548 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 3344 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 (93.9 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 | Whitewater Valley |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Richmond - (In) |
| City | Richmond |
| County | Wayne County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 47375 |
| Coordinates | 39.80280, -84.89530 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 60.9 MW | Operating | 1973 |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 33.0 MW | Operating | 1955 |
| CO₂ | 27.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 516 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 48 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 3344 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 |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.