MONTPELIER ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 236 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Wells County
- Operator
- DPL ENERGY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 55229
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 85.5 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 4.1%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.6204, -85.3057
MONTPELIER ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION, a 236 MW Natural Gas power plant in Wells County, Indiana. Operated by DPL ENERGY LLC, commissioned 2001.
How MONTPELIER ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION compares
With 236 MW of capacity, MONTPELIER ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION ranks 24th among the 77 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Indiana and 10th of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.0% of Indiana's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 518th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 61% of the 73 operating Indiana plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 236 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 85.5 GWh in 2024 (a 4.1% capacity factor), down 76% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 5 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is JAY COUNTY LFGTE (3 MW, Biomass). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, INdigital in Fort Wayne, about 35.7 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
MONTPELIER ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION is a 236 MW natural gas power plant in Wells County, IN, operated by DPL ENERGY LLC, commissioned in 2001. Wells County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.7 of 5 at the 42nd national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 86th 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.
Wells County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.5 of 5 | 5.0 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 42.7 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Hail | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.32 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 10.2 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.85 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Wells 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 Wells 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.