AES Petersburg

AES Petersburg is a major coal-fired power plant in Indiana, rated at 1.87-GW nameplate capacity. It is located at coord|38|31|39|N|87|15|14|W|display=inline,title on the White River near Petersburg in Pike County, Indiana, just convert|1|mi|km upstream from a much smaller coal-fired Frank E. Ratts Generating Station. AES Petersburg is owned and operated by Indianapolis Power & Light. [cite web
title = Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006
work =
publisher = Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
year = 2006
url = http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/capacity/capacity.html
format = Excel
doi =
accessdate = 2008-07-14]

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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