R M SCHAHFER
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 2,201 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Jasper County
- Operator
- NORTHERN INDIANA PUB SERV CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1979
- EIA plant ID
- 6085
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,744 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 18%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.2175, -87.0238
R M SCHAHFER, a 2,201 MW Coal power plant in Jasper County, Indiana. Operated by NORTHERN INDIANA PUB SERV CO, commissioned 1979.
How R M SCHAHFER compares
With 2,201 MW of capacity, R M SCHAHFER ranks 3rd among the 77 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Indiana and 3rd of the 19 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 13% of Indiana's operating Coal capacity and 8.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 26th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1979, it is older than 71% of the 73 operating Indiana plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, NORTHERN INDIANA PUB SERV CO, runs 5 operating plants in Indiana totaling 3,316 MW. It shares Jasper County with one other operating plant, BOS DAIRY, LLC.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 1,105 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly conventional steam coal technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 2,201 MW). Net generation was 1,744 GWh in 2024 (an 18% capacity factor), down 19% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1979 and 1986.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by NORTHERN INDIANA PUB SERV CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 3 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BOS DAIRY, LLC (2 MW).
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
R M SCHAHFER is a 2,201 MW coal power plant in Jasper County, IN, operated by NORTHERN INDIANA PUB SERV CO, commissioned in 1979. Jasper County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.2 of 5 at the 56th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 84th 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.
Jasper County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.3 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 3.3 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 56th | 3.3 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.43 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 0.75 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 44.4 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.84 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 10.6 |
Perils not assessed in Jasper 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 Jasper 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.