Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in Indiana
45 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in Indiana, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.
At a glance
What kinds of former sites are in Indiana?
By former use, the list includes 17 natural gas, 16 coal, 6 oil, 3 Superfund, 2 landfill, 1 brownfield. Recorded retirement dates run from April 1999 to December 2024, with 25 retirements in 2015 or later. 42 of 44 sites with a measured distance sit within 2 miles of a transmission substation.
How does Indiana compare with other states?
Indiana ranks 15th of 50 states and DC by number of brownfield and retired-generation sites, out of 2,085 nationally. By recorded capacity (14,055 MW) it ranks 5th, against 289,280 MW across all states. The state also has 8,629 scored datacenter candidate sites, 13 of them classed as brownfield sites, averaging 53.8 on the 0–100 DC Readiness scale.
Where in Indiana are these sites?
- Lake County · 7
- Jasper County · 3
- Vigo County · 3
- Pike County · 2
- Posey County · 2
- Vanderburgh County · 2
- Marion County · 2
- NOT IN FILE County · 1
- St Joseph County · 1
- Dearborn County · 1
- Porter County · 1
- Floyd County · 1
- Morgan County · 1
- Wells County · 1
- Knox County · 1
- LaPorte County · 1
- Wabash County · 1
- Fayette County · 1
- Warrick County · 1
- Miami County · 1
- Montgomery County · 1
- Tippecanoe County · 1
- Randolph County · 1
- Clark County · 1
All brownfield and retired plant sites in Indiana
| Site | Former use | Capacity | Retired | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA 1 (IN) | gas | 3,685 MW | — | NOT IN FILE |
| St Joseph Energy Center | gas | 1,406 MW | — | St Joseph |
| Tanners Creek | coal | 1,100 MW | 2015-06-01 | Dearborn |
| R M Schahfer | coal | 1,096 MW | 2021-10-01 | Jasper |
| Wabash River | coal | 868 MW | 2016-12-01 | Vigo |
| AES Petersburg | coal | 805 MW | 2023-06-01 | Pike |
| Bailly | coal | 641 MW | 2020-07-01 | Porter |
| R Gallagher | coal | 600 MW | 2021-06-01 | Floyd |
| Dean H Mitchell | coal | 538 MW | 2013-10-01 | Lake |
| A B Brown | coal | 530 MW | 2023-10-01 | Posey |
| Sugar Creek Power | gas | 509 MW | — | Vigo |
| Eagle Valley (IN) | coal | 396 MW | 2016-04-01 | Morgan |
| Montpelier Electric Generating Station | gas | 236 MW | — | Wells |
| Frank E Ratts | coal | 233 MW | 2015-03-01 | Pike |
| Edwardsport | coal | 144 MW | 2011-03-01 | Knox |
| Broadway (IN) | gas | 142 MW | 2019-12-01 | Vanderburgh |
| Michigan City | gas | 140 MW | 2010-09-01 | LaPorte |
| 4 AC Station | coal | 135 MW | 1999-04-01 | Lake |
| Harding Street | oil | 114 MW | 2013-06-01 | Marion |
| Wabash Valley Power IGCC | oil | 113 MW | 2016-05-01 | Vigo |
| Miami Wabash | oil | 105 MW | 2018-06-01 | Wabash |
| Connersville | oil | 84 MW | 2018-06-01 | Fayette |
| 2 AC Station | gas | 82 MW | 2009-04-01 | Lake |
| Gary Works | gas | 70 MW | 2001-09-01 | Lake |
| F B Culley | coal | 46 MW | 2006-12-01 | Warrick |
| Peru (IN) | coal | 35 MW | 2015-12-01 | Miami |
| Indiana Harbor West | gas | 25 MW | 2024-12-01 | Lake |
| Rensselaer City Light Plant | gas | 25 MW | 2021-05-01 | Jasper |
| Crawfordsville Power Plant | coal | 24 MW | 2023-02-01 | Montgomery |
| Northeast (IN) | gas | 22 MW | 2019-05-01 | Vanderburgh |
| Caterpillar | oil | 19 MW | 2024-02-01 | Tippecanoe |
| CC Perry K | gas | 18 MW | 2024-11-01 | Marion |
| Crane Naval | landfill | 17 MW | — | — |
| Reilly Tar & Chemical (Indianapolis) | superfund | 11 MW | — | — |
| Whiting Refinery | gas | 10 MW | 2011-02-01 | Lake |
| Kokomo Solar Park | superfund | 7 MW | — | — |
| SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon | coal | 6 MW | 2017-01-01 | Posey |
| Marion County Solar #1 | landfill | 5 MW | — | — |
| Cabin Creek Renewable Energy Station | gas | 4 MW | — | Randolph |
| Clark-Floyd Landfill Gas Generating | gas | 4 MW | 2018-07-01 | Clark |
| Marion County Solar #2 | brownfield | 2 MW | — | — |
| Herrema Dairy | gas | 2 MW | 2023-12-01 | Jasper |
| Orme Park Water Treatment Plant | oil | 2 MW | 2018-08-01 | Johnson |
| Munster Landfill Gas-to-Energy | gas | 1 MW | 2024-12-01 | Lake |
| Kokomo Wind Farm (Continental Steel ) | superfund | 0 MW | — | — |
Frequently asked questions
How many retired power plants are in Indiana?
GridCensus lists 39 retired power plant sites in Indiana from EIA-860 retirement records. 34 have a recorded retirement date, 25 of them in 2015 or later.
What is the largest retired power plant or brownfield site in Indiana?
NA 1 (IN) is the largest by recorded capacity, at 3,685 MW. It is followed by St Joseph Energy Center (1,406 MW) and Tanners Creek (1,100.1 MW).
Which power plant in Indiana retired most recently?
Indiana Harbor West has the latest recorded retirement date in the state, December 2024, with 25 MW of capacity.
Which county in Indiana has the most brownfield and retired plant sites?
Lake County has the most, with 7, followed by Jasper County with 3.
How many EPA brownfield sites in Indiana have completed cleanup?
6 of the 6 EPA-tracked sites listed for Indiana are recorded as cleanup complete.
Looking for a specific record? The directory lists every brownfield site, A to Z.
More on Indiana, and states with similar counts
- Datacenter candidate sites in Indiana· 8,629 sites
- Electric substations in Indiana· 306 named
- Brownfield candidate sites nationwide
- Brownfield sites by state
- Brownfield sites in Kansas· 46 sites
- Brownfield sites in North Carolina· 41 sites
- Brownfield sites in Wisconsin· 47 sites
- Brownfield sites in Missouri· 39 sites
About this data
Source: EIA-860 retired generating units and EPA RE-Powering America's Land contaminated-site records, as published March 6, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Brownfield and retired power plant sites in Indiana”, https://gridcensus.com/brownfield-sites/indiana (data as of March 6, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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