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EIA plant 994

Petersburg · Pike · IN

AES Petersburg

Operated by AES Indiana

Annual generation2,987,403 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesBIT, DFOCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is AES Petersburg?

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38.528100, -87.252500

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyConventional Steam Coal1,341.8 MW represented
TechnologyPetroleum Liquids8.1 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1422,178
2282,625
3200,025.01
4151,492
5190,612.01
6235,943
7179,084
8337,100
9228,407
10106,848
11211,207
12441,882

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1422,178
2282,625
3200,025.01
4151,492
5190,612.01
6235,943
7179,084
8337,100
9228,407
10106,848
11211,207
12441,882

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1422,178 MWh
2282,625 MWh
3200,025 MWh
4151,492 MWh
5190,612 MWh
6235,943 MWh
7179,084 MWh
8337,100 MWh
9228,407 MWh
10106,848 MWh
11211,207 MWh
12441,882 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
4Conventional Steam CoalBIT670.9OP
ST3Conventional Steam CoalBIT670.9OP
IC1Petroleum LiquidsDFO2.7OP
IC2Petroleum LiquidsDFO2.7OP
IC3Petroleum LiquidsDFO2.7OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
994
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
White River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 12 has the highest recorded value (441,882 MWh) and 10 the lowest (106,848 MWh). Their difference is 335,034 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 5 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 2.7 (IC1, IC2, IC3) to 670.9 (4, ST3). The difference is 668.2 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
4Conventional Steam Coal670.9529.6534.6220.0
IC1Petroleum Liquids2.73.03.02.7
IC2Petroleum Liquids2.73.03.02.7
IC3Petroleum Liquids2.73.03.02.7
ST3Conventional Steam Coal670.9527.6540.3225.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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