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Crawfordsville Power Plant is a 24.9 MW coal-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Crawfordsville Energy LLC since 1961. Ranked #277 of 297 coal plants in the United States. This plant's 24.9 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' total coal capacity of 261,836 MW. The largest coal plant in the United States is W A Parish at 4,008 MW, making Crawfordsville 161 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Purdue University (43.2 MW, Gas), Caterpillar (13.3 MW, Oil), and Twin Bridges LFGTE (12.8 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Indiana, approximately 70 km northwest of Indianapolis.

Capacity
24.9 MW
Commissioning Year
1961

65 years old

Owner
Crawfordsville Energy LLC
Location
40.0489°, -86.8992°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,685. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #17,986 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,654 of 2,793 Coal plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

65 years in operation

Coal fleet average: 29.2 years

Operator portfolio

Crawfordsville Energy LLC operates 1 plants totalling 25 MW

Regional density

76 plants within 100 km, 10,406 MW combined

Nearest plant: IMPA Crawfordsville Solar Park (1.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.048900, -86.899200
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Carbon Footprint820 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
98.4 Kt
120 GWh/year × 820 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
6.39 Mt
Over 65 years of operation
Past Retirement
2001
25 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
21.4K
cars per year
13.1K
homes per year
4.5M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Coal emission factor (820 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (55%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Coal
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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