AES Petersburg
Coal power plant in Pike County, Indiana. 1,349.9 MW of nameplate capacity across 5 generators, operated by AES Indiana.
Also known as Petersburg Generating Station · EIA plant 994
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 1,349.9 MWCoal 1,341.8 · Oil 8.1
- Generators
- 5 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- August 1967First generator online
- Operator
- AES IndianaEIA operator ID 9273
- Grid
- MISOBalancing authority MISO
- Price nodes
- 2 MISO nodesResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Pike County, IN38.5281, −87.2525
- EIA plant ID
- 994EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power AES Petersburg produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
5.39 TWh
5,392,718 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
45.6%
2024: 25.2%
January to July 2026
490 GWh
Provisional. 2 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
3.0–9.3
TWh a year. Low 2024, high 2017
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11,981,867 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2001 | 11,421,002 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2002 | 11,641,137 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 10,883,523 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2004 | 11,319,113 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 11,550,169 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 11,218,274 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 11,886,189 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 11,688,548 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 3,569,929 | Not reported | 4 of 12 |
| 2010 | 11,815,919 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 10,052,690 | 53.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 9,640,905 | 50.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 10,505,288 | 55.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 11,266,345 | 59.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 8,966,936 | 47.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 9,230,343 | 48.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 9,341,583 | 49.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 9,101,269 | 48.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 8,755,391 | 46.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 6,141,240 | 32.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 8,305,555 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 8,007,085 | 48.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 4,658,633 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 2,987,403 | 25.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 5,392,718 | 45.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 489,578 | 24.8% | 2 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · MISOEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDCO₂, 2025
5.83M
US short tons. 2024: 3.65M
SO₂, 2025
3,906
US short tons
NOx, 2025
4,154
US short tons
CO₂ per MWh, calculated
1.08 t
About 2,164 lb per MWh
2 of 2 EPA units reported CO₂ in 2025 (1, 2, 3, 4), matched to EIA plant 994 through the EPA–EIA crosswalk. The per-MWh rate is EPA CO₂ divided by EIA-923 net generation. The two reporting boundaries can differ.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSWithdrawal, 2024
5,282
million gallons
Consumption, 2024
2,115
million gallons
Source
White River
Surface, Fresh. Induced-draft tower
Watershed stress
Very low/none · 0.153
USGS SUI, HUC12 Lick Creek-White River
23 of 24 cooling months report withdrawal. SUI of the source river HUC12 within 3 km. Blank volumes are unreported, not zero.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | 670.9 | April 1986 |
| IC1 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.7 | August 1967 |
| IC2 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.7 | August 1967 |
| IC3 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.7 | August 1967 |
| ST3 | Conventional Steam Coal | 670.9 | November 1977 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists AES Indiana as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Generation potential vs reported
Monthly potential at seasonal net capability, next to EIA-923 output. Shows how much of the plant's capability was used.
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Questions about AES Petersburg
How much power does AES Petersburg produce?
AES Petersburg reported 5,392,718 MWh (5.39 TWh) of net generation in 2025, a 45.6% capacity factor on 1,349.9 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 490 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is AES Petersburg?
AES Petersburg is in Pike County, Indiana, at 38.5281, −87.2525. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).
Who operates AES Petersburg?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists AES Indiana as the operator (EIA operator ID 9273). The operator is not always the owner.
When did AES Petersburg start operating?
Its first generator began operating in August 1967, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for AES Petersburg?
Yes. InfraMap has MISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 2 price nodes linked to AES Petersburg, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- EPA CAMPD annual emissions through the EPA–EIA crosswalk, 1995 to 2025
- MISO day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- EIA-923 cooling water 2024 and the USGS surface water supply and use index, Water years 2010-2020 (Oct 2009 to Sep 2020), mean of monthly values
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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