Covanta Indianapolis Energy
Other power plant · Marion County, Indiana
Nameplate capacity
6.5 MW
Rank in Indiana
#125
of 224 plants
In service since
1988
November 1988
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Municipal Solid Waste
- Operator
- Covanta Indianapolis Inc
- County
- Marion County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in Indiana
- #5 of 16
- EIA plant code
- 50647
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Municipal Solid Waste | 6.5 MW | 5.0 MW | 1988 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Indiana
| Anderson 6 | Solar | 6.8 MW |
| Bremen | Solar | 6.8 MW |
| Richmond Solar Park 3 | Solar | 6.5 MW |
| Deercroft I & II LFGTE | Natural gas | 6.4 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 6.5 MW solar plant and a 6.5 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Indiana power plants · What Indiana actually generates