Petersburg Generating Station

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Petersburg Generating Station
CountryUnited States
LocationWashington Township, Pike County, near Petersburg, Indiana
Coordinates38°31′39″N 87°15′14″W / 38.52750°N 87.25389°W / 38.52750; -87.25389Coordinates: 38°31′39″N 87°15′14″W / 38.52750°N 87.25389°W / 38.52750; -87.25389
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1: 1967
Unit 2: 1969
Unit 3: 1977
Unit 4: 1986
Owner(s)AES Indiana
Thermal power station
Primary fuelBituminous coal
Turbine technologySteam turbine
Cooling sourceWhite River
Power generation
Nameplate 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.

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  1. ^ "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
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