Petersburg Generating Station

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Petersburg Generating Station
Location of Petersburg Generating Station
Country	United States
Location	Washington Township, Pike County, near Petersburg, Indiana
Coordinates	38°31′39″N 87°15′14″W / 38.5275°N 87.25389°W / 38.5275; -87.25389Coordinates: 38°31′39″N 87°15′14″W / 38.5275°N 87.25389°W / 38.5275; -87.25389
Status	Active
Commission date	Unit 1: 1967 Unit 2: 1969 Unit 3: 1977 Unit 4: 1986
Owner(s)	Indianapolis Power & Light
Power station information
Primary fuel	Bituminous coal
Power generation information
Maximum capacity	1,872 MWe

Petersburg Generating Station is a major coal-fired power plant in Indiana, rated at 1.87-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 Indianapolis Power & Light.^[1]

Units 1, 2, and 3, rated at 253.4, 471, and 574.3 MWe, were launched into operation in 1967, 1969, and 1977 respectively. Unit 4, rated at 574.2 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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