AES Petersburg

Brownfield

Petersburg, Pike, Indiana · AES Indiana

Legacy capacity
805
MW

AES Petersburg is a coal plant in Petersburg, Pike, Indiana, retired 2023-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 805 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity805 MW
Retirement date2023-06-01
EIA plant ID#994

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
OperatorAES Indiana
Operator addressState Road 57, Petersburg, IN, 47567
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near AES Petersburg, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near AES Petersburg
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HE RAMSEYSubstation-AdjacentINDubois County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs72.7
SULLIVANSubstation-AdjacentINKnox County765 kV1,000 MW4.6 yrs71.7
AES PetersburgBrownfieldINPike805 MW71.7
FRANCISCOSubstation-AdjacentINGibson County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs71.2
DUFFSubstation-AdjacentINDubois County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs70.9
EDWARDSPORT STATION IGCCSubstation-AdjacentINKnox County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs69.8
THOMPSONSubstation-AdjacentINPike County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs69.1
Greenfield (SULLIVAN - ROCKPORT STATION)GreenfieldINDubois County765 kV1,000 MW4.6 yrs69.0

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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