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Lawrence County Station

Lawrence County, Indiana · EIA plant ID 7948 · Operator: Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc
Natural gasNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineMISOBA: MISO
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Nameplate402MWSummer 237 MW
Generators6in service
Net generation164GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor8%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,149Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2005Runs as peaking

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
010203040GWh20052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

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%3%5%8%200520102015202020257.9% · 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.
9,00010,00011,00012,0002005201020152020202511,149 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
2005119.67.8%10,313
200637.71.7%10,384
200768.73.0%9,721
200824.41.1%9,663
200921.80.9%10,808
201045.62.0%11,296
201138.71.8%10,915
201267.93.1%11,429
201322.21.0%11,890
201429.51.3%11,574
201519.20.8%11,092
201636.71.6%11,078
201740.61.8%11,409
2018146.36.4%10,869
201940.31.8%11,351
202053.12.3%11,662
2021113.84.9%11,278
202260.42.6%10,982
202343.21.9%11,563
2024109.35.3%11,132
2025163.77.9%11,149

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
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT6741.5May 2005Operating—coming soon
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT6739May 2005Operating—coming soon
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT6739May 2005Operating—coming soon
4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT6739May 2005Operating—coming soon
5Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT6739May 2005Operating—coming soon
6Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT6739May 2005Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc66.7%268 MW
Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc33.3%134 MW

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