How many natural gas power plants are planned in Indiana?

Developers have proposed 19 natural gas power plants in Indiana with 9.0 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in Indiana?

Sugar Creek - Cayuga CT 345.0kV in Vermillion County, Indiana is the largest planned, at 1,540 MW. It is expected to come online in 2030.

Who is developing natural gas power plants in Indiana?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Planned natural gas power plants in Indiana

Developers have proposed 19 natural gas power plants in Indiana with 9.0 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned natural gas power plants in Indiana are expected online in 2028 than in any other year

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Planned natural gas power plants by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned natural gas power plants in Indiana

Planned, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Sugar Creek - Cayuga CT 345.0kV	Vermillion County	2030	1,540 MW
2	Sycamore Riverside Energy, LLC	Sullivan County	2029	964 MW
3	Elderberry 345 kV	St. Joseph County	2022	767 MW
4	Rockport 765 kV	Spencer County	2026	700 MW
5	Rockport 765 kV	Spencer County	–	700 MW
6	Merom (HED) - Dresser 345.0kV	Sullivan County	2027	650 MW
7	CAYUGA STATION	Vermillion County	2028	500 MW
8	Petersburg - Sullivan (AEP/PJM) 345.0kV	Sullivan County	2028	500 MW
9	Sullivan Generating Station 1	Sullivan County	2028	480 MW
10	Sullivan Generating Station 2	Sullivan County	2028	480 MW

Planned natural gas power plants expected online soonest in Indiana

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Crawfordsville Power Plant	Montgomery County	2027	16 MW
2	Merom (HED) - Dresser 345.0kV	Sullivan County	2027	650 MW
3	R M Schahfer	Jasper County	2027	234 MW
4	R M Schahfer	Jasper County	2027	72 MW
5	R M Schahfer	Jasper County	2027	72 MW
6	R M Schahfer	Jasper County	2027	72 MW
7	Petersburg - Sullivan (AEP/PJM) 345.0kV	Sullivan County	2028	500 MW
8	Petersburg - Sullivan (AEP/PJM) 345.0kV	Sullivan County	2028	470 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about natural gas power plants in Indiana

How many natural gas power plants are planned in Indiana?: Developers have proposed 19 natural gas power plants in Indiana with 9.0 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in Indiana?: Sugar Creek - Cayuga CT 345.0kV in Vermillion County, Indiana is the largest planned, at 1,540 MW. It is expected to come online in 2030.
Who is developing natural gas power plants in Indiana?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.