Power plant · Indiana, United States
Gibson
Gibson is a power plant in Indiana, United States, with 3,340 MW of capacity, owned by Duke Energy Indiana, LLC (90%), Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc (5%) and Indiana Municipal Power Agency (5%).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Indiana | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1975 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Duke Energy Indiana, LLC (90%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc (5%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Indiana Municipal Power Agency (5%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3,340 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 38.3722, -87.7658 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Gibson is the largest of 21 power plants in Indiana and the 10th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 3,340 MW is 0.4% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 1st of 21 | 22,021 MW | 15% |
| United States | 10th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.4% |
| All power plants in our data | 10th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | 0.28% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 14 mines (5 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendsville Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 8.3 km |
| Gibson South | Mine | — | Operating | 9.0 km |
| Gibson North Processing | Mine | — | Idle | 13 km |
Owners, operator and place
More from Duke Energy Indiana, LLC
- Cayuga1,185 MW
- Edwardsport813 MW
- Madison692 MW
- Vermillion Energy Facility692 MW
- Wheatland Generating Facility500 MW
Other power plants in Indiana
- Rockport2,600 MW
- AES Petersburg1,350 MW
- Clifty Creek1,304 MW
- Lawrenceburg Power, LLC1,232 MW
- Cayuga1,185 MW
- R M Schahfer1,105 MW
- Merom1,080 MW
- Harding Street1,065 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.