WHEATLAND GENERATING FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 540 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Knox County
- Operator
- DUKE ENERGY INDIANA INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2000
- EIA plant ID
- 55224
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 131 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 3%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 38.6718, -87.2931
WHEATLAND GENERATING FACILITY, a 540 MW Natural Gas power plant in Knox County, Indiana. Operated by DUKE ENERGY INDIANA INC, commissioned 2000.
How WHEATLAND GENERATING FACILITY compares
With 540 MW of capacity, WHEATLAND GENERATING FACILITY ranks 15th among the 77 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Indiana and 5th of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.2% of Indiana's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 303rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2000, it is newer than 56% of the 73 operating Indiana plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, DUKE ENERGY INDIANA INC, runs 7 operating plants in Indiana totaling 5,601 MW. It shares Knox County with one other operating plant, EDWARDSPORT.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 500 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 131 GWh in 2024 (a 3% capacity factor).
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. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: AES PETERSBURG (2,155 MW, Coal).
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
WHEATLAND GENERATING FACILITY is a 540 MW natural gas power plant in Knox County, IN, operated by DUKE ENERGY INDIANA INC, commissioned in 2000. Knox County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.5 of 5 at the 38th national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 92nd 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.
Knox County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 89th | 4.5 of 5 | 6.2 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 7.3 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.40 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 3.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.35 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 51.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 5.2 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Knox 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 Knox 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.