MEROM

Operating

Coal power plant

Capacity: 1,080 MW
Primary fuel: Coal
County: Sullivan County
Operator: HOOSIER ENERGY R E C, INC
Status: Operating
Commissioned: 1982
EIA plant ID: 6213
Generators: 2
Technology: Conventional Steam Coal
Net generation (2024): 3,884 GWh
Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate): 41%
Data vintage: EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
Coordinates: 39.0692, -87.5112

MEROM, a 1,080 MW Coal power plant in Sullivan County, Indiana. Operated by HOOSIER ENERGY R E C, INC, commissioned 1982.

How MEROM compares

With 1,080 MW of capacity, MEROM ranks 9th among the 77 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Indiana and 8th of the 19 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.2% of Indiana's operating Coal capacity and 4.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 107th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1982, it is older than 68% of the 73 operating Indiana plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, HOOSIER ENERGY R E C, INC, runs 3 operating plants in Indiana totaling 1,724 MW.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 1,080 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 3,884 GWh in 2024 (a 41% capacity factor), down 19% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1982 and 1983.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 572 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SUGAR CREEK POWER (555 MW, Natural Gas).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology

Weather peril exposure

MEROM is a 1,080 MW coal power plant in Sullivan County, IN, operated by HOOSIER ENERGY R E C, INC, commissioned in 1982. Sullivan County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.4 of 5 at the 60th national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low 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.

3.4 of 5Modeled catastrophe exposure

HighExposure band

EarthquakeLeading peril

Very LowFEMA county risk rating

Sullivan County hazard ratings

Peril	FEMA rating	National percentile	Peril score	Events per year
Earthquake	Relatively Low	89th	4.6 of 5	<0.01
Heat wave	Relatively Low	88th	4.5 of 5	6.1
Hail	Relatively Low	68th	3.7 of 5	3.1
Tornado	Relatively Low	61st	3.4 of 5	0.31
Strong wind	Relatively Low	57th	3.3 of 5	4.3
Winter weather	Relatively Low	51st	3.0 of 5	7.6
Ice storm	Relatively Low	37th	2.5 of 5	0.56
Lightning	Very Low	25th	2.0 of 5	49.9
Riverine flooding	Very Low	21st	1.9 of 5	3.6
Hurricane	Very Low	21st	1.9 of 5	0.02
Wildfire	Very Low	8th	1.3 of 5	<0.01

Perils not assessed in Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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.