Power plants planned and retiring in Indiana
Indiana plans 5,337 MW, 17% of its 31,913 MW in service (18th of 51). 1,650 MW is being built or tested; solar leads at 3,553 MW.
Indiana: planned against running
Indiana planned, by fuel
- Solar 3,553 MW (67%)
- Storage 20 MW (0%)
- Wind 400 MW (7%)
- Natural gas 1,364 MW (26%)
Indiana operating, by fuel
- Solar 5,292 MW (17%)
- Storage 587 MW (2%)
- Wind 3,852 MW (12%)
- Natural gas 8,654 MW (27%)
- Coal 12,237 MW (38%)
- Hydro 72 MW (0%)
- Oil 83 MW (0%)
- Other 1,136 MW (4%)
When Indiana capacity arrives and leaves
MW due online and retiring in Indiana, 2026 to 2031: 5 rows
| Year | Indiana planned MW | Indiana retiring MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1350 | 812 |
| 2027 | 1880 | No data |
| 2028 | 519 | 3055 |
| 2029 | 1588 | No data |
| 2031 | No data | 1 |
5 rows from EIA-860M.
CSVIndiana projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.
Where the Indiana projects are
Indiana: 16 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.
Filter Indiana planned projects
Filter the 26 planned project lines in Indiana.
5,337 MW across 26 project lines, 17% of the 31,913 MW operating in Indiana.
- Sycamore Riverside Energy, LLC, Sullivan: 964 MW natural gas, online 2029
- R M Schahfer, Jasper: 383 MW natural gas, online 2027
- Mammoth Central II Solar Facility, Pulaski: 300 MW solar, online 2026
- Mammoth Central Solar Project, Pulaski: 300 MW solar, online 2026
- Mammoth South Solar Project, Pulaski: 300 MW solar, online 2026
What the Indiana numbers say
Indiana runs 31,913 MW today. The planned list would add 5,337 MW (17%) while 3,868 MW (12%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, Indiana has 5,337 MW due online and 3,868 MW due to retire there.
Indiana planned mix: 74% solar, storage and wind, 26% natural gas. Indiana stages: 1,650 MW under construction or in testing, 1,024 MW permits received, not started, 200 MW permits pending, 2,463 MW early planning, no approvals started. Indiana retired 2,387 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 7,396 MW on the canceled or postponed list.
Indiana capacity by fuel and status
| Indiana fuel | Operating MW | Planned MW | Retiring MW | Retired MW | Canceled in Indiana, MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 5,292 | 3,553 | – | – | 932 |
| Storage | 587 | 20 | – | 2 | 102 |
| Wind | 3,852 | 400 | – | 2 | 599 |
| Natural gas | 8,654 | 1,364 | – | 32 | 5,759 |
| Coal | 12,237 | – | 3,867 | 2,336 | – |
| Hydro | 72 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Oil | 83 | – | – | 14 | – |
| Other | 1,136 | – | – | 2 | 4 |
| All fuels | 31,913 | 5,337 | 3,868 | 2,387 | 7,396 |
Indiana counties with the most planned capacity
| Indiana county | Planned, MW | Generators | Largest fuel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County | 1,124 | 4 | Solar |
| Sullivan County | 964 | 1 | Natural gas |
| Blackford County | 595 | 3 | Solar |
| White County | 400 | 3 | Solar |
| Jasper County | 383 | 4 | Natural gas |
| Posey County | 250 | 1 | Solar |
| Benton County | 200 | 1 | Wind |
| Clark County | 200 | 1 | Solar |
| Dubois County | 200 | 2 | Solar |
| Gibson County | 200 | 1 | Solar |
Largest planned projects in Indiana
| Indiana plant | County | Fuel | Stage | Due | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Riverside Energy, LLC | Sullivan | Natural gas | Early planning, no approvals started | 2029 | 964 |
| R M Schahfer | Jasper | Natural gas | Permits received, not started | 2027 | 383 |
| Mammoth Central II Solar Facility | Pulaski | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 300 |
| Mammoth Central Solar Project | Pulaski | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 300 |
| Mammoth South Solar Project | Pulaski | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 300 |
| Patoka Solar | Posey | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 250 |
| Lake Trout Solar | Blackford | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 245 |
| Mayapple Solar 1 | Pulaski | Solar | Permits received, not started | 2029 | 224 |
| Templeton Wind | Benton | Wind | Permits received, not started | 2027 | 200 |
| Blackford Wind | Blackford | Wind | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 200 |
Indiana against its neighbors
Indiana: planned MW equal 17% of operating. Bordering states: Illinois plans 16% of what it runs (1 points below Indiana); Kentucky plans 16% of what it runs (0 points below Indiana); Michigan plans 15% of what it runs (2 points below Indiana); Ohio plans 10% of what it runs (6 points below Indiana).
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EIA-860M inventory for Indiana: 435 operating generators, 26 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.
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Questions
Indiana: how much new power plant capacity is planned?
5,337 MW, 17% of the 31,913 MW Indiana runs. 1,650 MW is being built or tested in Indiana.
Indiana: what kind of power plants are planned?
Solar leads Indiana with 3,553 of 5,337 planned MW.
Indiana: which power plants are retiring?
3,868 MW of Indiana units have a retirement date, of which 3,867 MW is coal and 0 MW natural gas.
Will Indiana get all the planned plants?
Not necessarily. Indiana has 7,396 MW canceled or postponed, and 2,387 MW (coal the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.