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9.5 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (7 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (2 MW) operating in Tippecanoe, IN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
9.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Petroleum Liquids
1996
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.4175, -86.8447
County
Tippecanoe, IN
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Caterpillar Inc | Caterpillar | — |
| Owner(s) | Caterpillar Inc | Caterpillar | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Caterpillar plant is a 9.5 MW hybrid power plant located in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It began operating in 1996 and is owned and operated by Caterpillar Inc. The plant utilizes five generators with natural gas internal combustion engines and petroleum liquids as its primary fuel. It ranks 30th out of 41 power plants in Indiana and 1458th out of 1963 plants nationally.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region. In the latest year of reported generation data, the Caterpillar plant produced 21,095 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 25.2%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. (MISO)
Grid Voltage
138.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
Industrial Non-CHP
43 MWh
Latest Month
21.1K MWh
Annual Generation
25.2%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
1322 lb/MWh
NOx
26 lb/MWh
SO₂
1 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.022 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.002 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
26.5%
Annual Net Gen
27 GWh
CO₂eq
1323 lb/MWh
Subregion
RFC West
2013
$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $7.3M
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
INDIANA.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
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