Purdue CHP
Tippecanoe County, Indiana · EIA plant ID 65400 · Operator: Duke Energy Indiana, LLC
Nameplate13MWSummer 14 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation125GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor105%!gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,042Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2022Runs as baseload
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
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.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 98.6 | 99.5% | 11,288 |
| 2023 | 121 | 102.3% | 11,792 |
| 2024 | 123.1 | 103.8% | 11,796 |
| 2025 | 124.7 | 105.4% | 10,042 |
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 ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUCHP | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 13.3 | 13.5 | Mar 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Duke Energy Indiana, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | 100.0% | 13 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Purdue University | 43 MW | 0.3 km |
| Tippecanoe Solar Power Plant | 2 MW | 2.2 km |
| Evonik Industries AG | 1 MW | 3.9 km |
| Sagamore Plant Cogeneration | 7 MW | 5.6 km |
| Caterpillar | 10 MW | 6 km |
| Primient | 62 MW | 7.6 km |