Warrick

Coal power plant in Indiana, United States of America. Approximate location 37.915, -87.3328.

CoalIndianaUnited States of AmericaCO₂ measured

Warrick is a 823 MW coal power station in Indiana, United States of America. It is operated by AGC Division of APG Inc. Based on reported annual generation of 4,214 GWh, it can supply roughly 1.2 million homes. It ranks #801 of 10,938 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1965, it is around 61 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its annual emissions of 4,867,519 t CO₂/yr (US EPA GHGRP) are equivalent to about 1.1 million cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 16.3% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).

823Source-backed capacity
4,214GWh reported / yr
1,204,142homes powered
4,867,519t CO₂ / yr (US EPA GHGRP)
1965commissioned (~61 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0006705.

Data status

Known data

FacilityWarrick WRI
CountryUnited States of America · Indiana WRI
Coordinates37.915, -87.3328 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity823 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerAGC Division of APG Inc WRI
Commissioned1965 WRI
GWh reported / yr4,214 GWh/yr WRI
CO₂ emissions4,867,519 t CO₂/yr measured · US EPA GHGRP

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#801 of 10938 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#278 of 802 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.47× · 558 MW median · 802 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent1,204,142 calculated from reported generation
Climate13.5°C · HDD 2,312 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 35/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000103900); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 823 MW, Warrick is well above the median coal plant in United States of America (558 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

4,867,519 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

1.1 millionpassenger cars driven for a year
635khomes' yearly energy use
81 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per US EPA GHGRP (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).

Reported generation trend

2013: 5,340 GWh20132014: 5,512 GWh20142015: 5,492 GWh20152016: 3,450 GWh20162017: 2,646 GWh20172018: 4,337 GWh20182019: 4,214 GWh20196k GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by AGC Division of APG Inc.

Local climate & thermal context

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 37.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

13.5°Cannual mean temp
2,312heating degree-days (base 18°C)
694cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
120 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 0 °CJF: 2 °CFM: 8 °CMA: 14 °CAM: 19 °CMJ: 23 °CJJ: 25 °CJA: 24 °CAS: 21 °CSO: 15 °CON: 8 °CND: 3 °CD25 °C

Heating degree-days here run 6% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 48/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
35/100environmental-severity index
25.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
415 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #278 largest coal power plant of 802 in United States of America by capacity.

United States of America has 802 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 621,194 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 37.915, -87.3328 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Warrick?

Warrick is a 823 MW source-record coal power plant in Indiana, United States of America, commissioned in 1965.

How much electricity does Warrick generate?

Warrick generates about 4,214 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can Warrick power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 1,204,142 homes.

Who operates Warrick?

Warrick is operated by AGC Division of APG Inc.

How much CO₂ does Warrick emit?

Warrick has measured emissions of about 4,867,519 tonnes of CO₂ per year (US EPA GHGRP).

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