9.5 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (7 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (2 MW) operating in Tippecanoe, IN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
9.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Petroleum Liquids
1996
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.4175, -86.8447
County
Tippecanoe, IN
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Caterpillar Inc | Caterpillar | — |
| Owner(s) | Caterpillar Inc | Caterpillar | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Caterpillar plant is a 9.5 MW hybrid power plant located in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It began operating in 1996 and is owned and operated by Caterpillar Inc. The plant utilizes five generators with natural gas internal combustion engines and petroleum liquids as its primary fuel. It ranks 30th out of 41 power plants in Indiana and 1458th out of 1963 plants nationally.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region. In the latest year of reported generation data, the Caterpillar plant produced 21,095 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 25.2%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
Industrial Non-CHP
43 MWh
Latest Month
21.1K MWh
Annual Generation
25.2%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
INDIANA.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
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