LAWRENCEBURG ENERGY FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 1,232 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Dearborn County
- Operator
- AEP GENERATING COMPANY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2004
- EIA plant ID
- 55502
- Generators
- 6
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 8,525 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 79%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.0911, -84.8668
LAWRENCEBURG ENERGY FACILITY, a 1,232 MW Natural Gas power plant in Dearborn County, Indiana. Operated by AEP GENERATING COMPANY, commissioned 2004.
How LAWRENCEBURG ENERGY FACILITY compares
With 1,232 MW of capacity, LAWRENCEBURG ENERGY FACILITY ranks 6th among the 77 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Indiana and is the largest of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 21% of Indiana's operating Natural Gas capacity and 4.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 56th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2004, it is newer than 68% of the 73 operating Indiana plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 1,232 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 8,525 GWh in 2024 (a 79% capacity factor), about the same as in 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is HOOSIER FAIRVIEW, about 21.4 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 5 operating power plants totaling 2,130 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MIAMI FORT (1,344 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 7 mapped data centers; the nearest is CyrusOne Florence in Florence, about 15.3 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
LAWRENCEBURG ENERGY FACILITY is a 1,232 MW natural gas power plant in Dearborn County, IN, operated by AEP GENERATING COMPANY, commissioned in 2004. Dearborn County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 30th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 90th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Dearborn County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 6.4 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 10.6 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.92 |
| Hail | Very Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 49.5 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Dearborn 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 Dearborn 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.