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Caterpillar

Tippecanoe County, Indiana · EIA plant ID 50935 · Operator: Caterpillar Inc
Natural gasNatural Gas Internal Combustion EnginePetroleum LiquidsMISOBA: MISO

×6 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Feb 2025)

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Nameplate10MWSummer 10 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation20GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor23%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,865Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1996Runs as intermediate

The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
01234GWh2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

Capacity factor by year

Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
0%20%40%2005201020152020202522.8% · 12 mo

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
9,00010,00011,00012,0002005201020152020202510,865 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
20010.10.2%10,421
200200.0%10,198
200300.0%—
200400.0%—
200500.0%—
20060.10.5%12,588
20070.51.9%10,506
20080.10.3%10,687
20090.20.6%10,292
20100.31.0%11,207
201120.425.2%9,649
201223.326.0%9,581
201332.230.4%9,861
201437.533.7%9,813
201540.236.1%9,753
201628.325.4%9,982
201733.830.4%10,050
201836.232.6%9,638
201938.234.3%9,662
202033.930.4%9,639
202123.321.7%9,858
202224.426.1%10,144
202327.327.9%9,881
20242321.4%9,928
202521.123.4%9,877

Generators

EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
Gen IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
516APetroleum LiquidsIC1.81.8Mar 1996Operating—coming soon
ET1-1Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC33Mar 2022Operating—coming soon
ET3Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC1.82.5Dec 2024Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year)—coming soon
ET4Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC2.52.5Apr 2013Operating—coming soon
R12Petroleum LiquidsIC0.40.3Jun 2001Operating (Standby / backup)—coming soon
101Petroleum LiquidsIC21.8Jun 2001Retired Sep 2001—coming soon
102Petroleum LiquidsIC21.8Jun 2001Retired Sep 2001—coming soon
103Petroleum LiquidsIC21.8Jun 2001Retired Sep 2001—coming soon
104Petroleum LiquidsIC21.8Jun 2001Retired Sep 2001—coming soon
105Petroleum LiquidsIC21.8Jun 2001Retired Sep 2001—coming soon
106Petroleum LiquidsIC21.8Jun 2001Retired Sep 2001—coming soon
107Petroleum LiquidsIC21.8Jun 2001Retired Sep 2001—coming soon
108Petroleum LiquidsIC21.8Jun 2001Retired Sep 2001—coming soon
3512Petroleum LiquidsIC0.90.8Dec 1983Retired Feb 2024—coming soon
3516Petroleum LiquidsIC1.20.8Jul 1987Retired Feb 2024—coming soon
ET1Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC22Apr 2011Retired Jan 2022—coming soon
ET2Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC22Apr 2011Retired Feb 2025—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Caterpillar Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Caterpillar Inc100.0%10 MW

Nearby plants

Within 80 km.
Sagamore Plant Cogeneration7 MW3.2 km
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Purdue University43 MW5.7 km
Purdue CHP13 MW6 km
Tippecanoe Solar Power Plant2 MW8.1 km
Evonik Industries AG1 MW8.7 km