Petersburg Generating Station

38°31′39″N 87°15′14″W / 38.52750°N 87.25389°W / 38.52750; -87.25389StatusOperationalCommission dateUnit 1: 1967
Unit 2: 1969
Unit 3: 1977
Unit 4: 1986Owner(s)AES IndianaThermal power station Primary fuelBituminous coalTurbine technologySteam turbineCooling sourceWhite RiverPower generationNameplate capacity2,146 MWe

Petersburg Generating Station is a major coal-fired power plant in Indiana, rated at 2.146-GW nameplate capacity. It is located on the White River near Petersburg in Pike County, Indiana, just 1 mile (1.6 km) upstream from a much smaller coal-fired Frank E. Ratts Generating Station. Petersburg G.S. is owned and operated by AES Indiana (formerly known as Indianapolis Power & Light).^[1]

Units 1, 2, and 3, rated at 281.6, 523.3, and 670.9 MWe, were launched into operation in 1967, 1969, and 1977 respectively. Unit 4, rated at 670.9 MWe, was launched in 1986. There are also three minor oil-burning internal combustion units, rated at 2.7 MWe each, all launched in 1967.

See also

• List of largest power stations in the United States
• List of power stations in Indiana
• Global warming

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