Frank E. Ratts Generating Station was Indiana's first electric cooperative power plant, located on the
White River near
Petersburg in
Pike County, Indiana
Pike County is a county in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 12,250. The county seat is Petersburg. It contains the geographic point representing median center of US po ...
. It was downstream from the larger coal-fired
Petersburg Generating Station
Petersburg Generating Station is a major coal-fired power plant in Indiana, rated at 2.146- GW nameplate capacity. It is located on the White River near Petersburg in Pike County, Indiana, just upstream from a much smaller coal-fired Frank E. ...
. Ratts Generating Station was rated to produce 250
MW of electricity with two turbine generators that began commercial operation in 1970. It was owned by
Hoosier Energy.
Rising eight stories above the ground, the Ratts Station stood on a foundation that was an acre of concrete thick, extending to a depth of beneath the turbine generators and boilers. In addition to two concrete stacks, each high, the generating station was equipped with environmental controls and monitors; these included updated precipitators for the removal of
fly ash
Coal combustion products (CCPs), also called coal combustion wastes (CCWs) or coal combustion residuals (CCRs), are byproducts of burning coal. They are categorized in four groups, each based on physical and chemical forms derived from coal combust ...
to protect the air quality.
Most of the fuel for the facility was mined within a radius of .
On December 29, 2014, Unit 2 of Frank E. Ratts facilities was shut down per consent decree.
Legal settlement
In July 2010 an agreement was reached between the
EPA and
Hoosier Energy to reduce emissions that are regulated under the
Clean Air Act. The agreement covers a civil penalty and a commitment to upgrade the air pollution at two power plants in Indiana,
Merom Generating Station
Merom Generating Station is a 2-unit, 1080 MW rated coal-fired power plant located between Merom, Indiana, and Sullivan, Indiana, which has been in operation since 1982. It is owned by Hallador Energy Company, who acquired it from Hoosier En ...
, and Frank E. Ratts Generating Station.
Hoosier Energy Agreement Marks 20th Settlement Under EPA’s Power Plant Enforcement Initiative
''EPA'' July 23, 2010.
Per consent decree the Frank E. Ratts station was closed and idled/shut down completely. It was torn down during late 2016 and early 2017 and the site has been graded and seeded.
See also
* List of power stations in Indiana
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Indiana, sorted by type and name. In 2023, Indiana had a total summer capacity of 26,578 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 90,046 G ...
* Global warming
Present-day climate change includes both global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes ...
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Ratts Generating Station
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1970 establishments in Indiana
2015 disestablishments in Indiana
Energy infrastructure completed in 1970
Buildings and structures demolished in 2016
Buildings and structures demolished in 2017
Buildings and structures in Pike County, Indiana
Coal-fired power stations in Indiana
Demolished power stations in the United States
Former coal-fired power stations in the United States
Former power stations in Indiana