CLIFTY CREEK
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,304 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Jefferson County
- Operator
- INDIANA-KENTUCKY ELECTRIC CORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1955
- EIA plant ID
- 983
- Generators
- 6
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 5,175 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 45%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 38.7378, -85.4206
CLIFTY CREEK, a 1,304 MW Coal power plant in Jefferson County, Indiana. Operated by INDIANA-KENTUCKY ELECTRIC CORP, commissioned 1955.
How CLIFTY CREEK compares
With 1,304 MW of capacity, CLIFTY CREEK ranks 5th among the 77 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Indiana and 5th of the 19 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.5% of Indiana's operating Coal capacity and 5.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 86th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1955, it is older than 87% of the 73 operating Indiana plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 1,304 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 5,175 GWh in 2024 (a 45% capacity factor), down 11% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1955 and 1956.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is HOOSIER FAIRVIEW, about 17.5 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by DUKE ENERGY INDIANA INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 5,509 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is TRIMBLE COUNTY (2,594 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, CyrusOne Florence in Florence, about 46.3 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
CLIFTY CREEK is a 1,304 MW coal power plant in Jefferson County, IN, operated by INDIANA-KENTUCKY ELECTRIC CORP, commissioned in 1955. Jefferson County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.9 of 5 at the 21st national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 89th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Jefferson County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 5.5 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 3.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 10.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.88 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 49.9 |
| Hail | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Jefferson County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Jefferson County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.