Pike County Energy Storage — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66881
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Pike, IN
- Operating Since
- 2025
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- AES Indiana
- Parent Company
- AES
- Annual Generation
- 0 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- RFC
Pike County Energy Storage
OperatingBESS
Ranked #1 of 4 BESS plants in IN#162 of 837 nationally
200 MW BESS operating in Pike, IN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIA
200 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Batteries
Technology
2025
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
38.5233, -87.2494
County
Pike, IN
Nearby Plants
- AES PetersburgDistillate Oil1349.9 MW · 0.6 km
- Heirloom SolarSolar60 MW · 5.1 km
- RATTS 1Solar150 MW · 5.5 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | AES Indiana | AES Indiana | — |
| Owner(s) | AES Indiana | AES | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Pike County Energy Storage is a 200 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) located in Pike County, Indiana. The facility, owned by AES and operated by AES Indiana, began operation in 2025. It utilizes one generator and has a storage duration of 4.38 hours. The plant's primary fuel is listed as MWH, indicating it draws power from the grid to charge its batteries.
The facility operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region. Pike County Energy Storage is ranked as the 4th largest energy storage plant in Indiana and 279th nationally out of 514 similar facilities.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
0 MWh
Net Discharge
0 MWh
Annual Net Energy
0.0%
Capacity Factor
Positive values indicate net discharge (generation exceeds station load). Negative values indicate net charging. Pure battery storage plants are typically net negative due to round-trip efficiency losses.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Petersburg Station · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0.429 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
IPL.PIKECB01
Pricing Hub
INDIANA.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
Industry·earnings
Earnings call transcript: AES Q2 2025 sees strong renewables growth
AES Corporation (market cap: $10.3 billion) reported robust financial performance in its Q2 2025 earnings call, driven by significant growth...
AES Corporation (operator)
Investing.com·5 months ago
Industry·technology
US grid-scale BESS market could shrink by almost a third in 2026, Wood Mackenzie says
The US battery storage market is at risk of seeing deployments fall by 29% in 2026 due to ongoing policy uncertainty, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Wood Mackenzie (other)
Energy-Storage.News·8 months ago
Grid·capacity addition
US broke quarterly utility-scale BESS deployment records again in Q1 2025, ACP says
According to the American Clean Power Association's (ACP's) Q1 2025 market report, US clean power deployment totalled 7.4GW in the first quarter of the year.
American Clean Power Association (other)
Energy-Storage.News·9 months ago
General
US adds 7.4 GW of clean power in Q1 2025, led by solar and storage
The United States also installed a record 1.6 GW of grid-scale energy storage in the first quarter of 2025, according to a report from the...
pv magazine International·9 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
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