Power plant · Indiana, United States
R Gallagher Power Plant
R Gallagher Power Plant is a closed coal power plant in Indiana, United States, with 600 MW of capacity, operated by Duke Energy Indiana, LLC.
Grid connection
It closed in 2021, which freed up a 600 MW grid connection at 230 kV to the grid of Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, unless it has been reassigned since.
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 | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1958 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2021 | 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 | 600 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 230 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 38.2636, -85.8381 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares
R Gallagher is the 19th-largest of 28 power plants in Indiana and the 642nd-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 600 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 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 | 19th of 28 | 24,829 MW | 2.4% |
| United States | 642nd of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,008th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 5 mines (3 operating) and 3 data centers (1 operating, 178 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexential Louisville - Downtown | Data center | — | — | 9.4 km |
| Meta Jeffersonville | Data center | 178 MW | Operating | 19 km |
| Arcosa Brooks Plant #1682 | Mine | — | Operating | 26 km |
| Flexential Louisville - East | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
| Jefferson County Stone | Mine | — | Operating | 29 km |
| Shale Pit | Mine | — | Closed | 30 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Duke Energy Indiana, LLC
- Gibson3,340 MW
- Cayuga1,185 MW
- Wabash River868 MW
- Edwardsport813 MW
- Madison692 MW
- Vermillion Energy Facility692 MW
- Sugar Creek Power665 MW
- Wheatland Generating Facility500 MW
Other power plants in Indiana
- Gibson3,340 MW
- 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
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.
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