Petersburg Energy Center
AES IndianaPike County
Overview
- Registry anchor
- Plant 69428
- plant-69428
Infrastructure record
- Mapped facility footprint
- Mapped infrastructure footprint
Mapped infrastructure geometry associated with this asset.
- In service
- 2026-01
Structured profile
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic, Batteries
- Operator
- AES Indiana
Generation and physical site
EIA plant 69428 · Inventory for Aug 2026.
Reported operating nameplate by technology
- Battery storage
- 250 MW
- Solar
- 250 MW
Generator records (2)
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | Batteries | Operating | 250 | 180 |
| PECPV | Solar Photovoltaic | Operating | 250 | Unknown |
- Physical map location · OpenStreetMap
- 38.47142, -87.30469
- Filed location · EIA
- 38.46161, -87.29524
Related assets
Similar plants ranked by technology, capacity, and distance.
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | 250 MW 250 MW summer | Batteries Electricity used for energy storage · BA | Jan 2026 | Operating |
| PECPV | 250 MW 250 MW summer | Solar Photovoltaic Solar · PV | Jan 2026 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 250 MW
- Batteries
- National rank
- #33
- of 1,061 operating peers
- IN rank
- #1
- of 9 operating peers
Monthly generation
Download CSVLatest 12 months
219.9 GWh
Reported net generation
Latest report
Jul 2026
EIA-923 monthly filing
Grid and market context
Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.
Nearby substations
HIFLD infrastructure inventoryIN SERVICE · 69 kV
3.8 km
Commercial, land, and environmental record
Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.
Transactions and agreements
Project Announcement
Aug 2, 2021
AES Indiana announced plans to acquire and construct a 250 MW solar plus 180 MWh energy storage facility from a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources in Pike County, Indiana. NextEra Energy Resources was named as developer and constructor, subject to IURC approval.
AES Indiana · NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
Regulatory Filing
Jul 30, 2021
AES Indiana filed Cause No. 45591 with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission seeking approval for acquisition and development of the Petersburg Energy Center, the tax-equity joint-venture structure, the capacity agreement and contract for differences, and associated ratemaking treatment.
AES Indiana · Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC)
Regulatory Approval
Nov 24, 2021
The IURC issued its final order approving the Petersburg Energy Center project, including the tax-equity joint-venture structure, capacity agreement, and contract for differences, and declining to exercise jurisdiction over the project company as a public utility.
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) · AES Indiana
Acquisition Agreement
Aug 31, 2023
AES entered into agreements for project development and for the purchase of 100% of the membership interests in Petersburg Energy Center, LLC, a 250 MW solar and 180 MWh battery energy storage project.
AES Indiana · Petersburg Energy Center Holdings, LLC
Acquisition Completion
Aug 2023
AES Indiana completed the acquisition of Petersburg Energy Center, LLC including development of a 250 MW solar and 45 MW / 180 MWh storage facility. The fair value of consideration paid was approximately $49 million. The project entered construction-stage development.
$49.0MAES Indiana · Petersburg Energy Center Holdings, LLC
Project Update
Aug 8, 2024
AES Indiana reported that the 250 MW solar and 180 MWh storage facility was under construction and expected to be operational by the end of 2025.
AES Indiana
Tax Equity Transaction
Oct 2, 2025
AES Indiana sold a noncontrolling interest in the Petersburg Energy Center energy storage project to a tax-equity investor, resulting in an initial contribution of $53.0 million.
$53.0MAES Indiana · Unnamed tax-equity investor
Tax Equity Transaction
Feb 2026
AES Indiana sold additional noncontrolling interests in the Petersburg Energy Center project to the tax-equity investor, resulting in approximately $119.9 million increase in noncontrolling interests.
$119.9MAES Indiana · Unnamed tax-equity investor
Commercial Operation Announcement
Feb 11, 2026
AES Indiana announced that Petersburg Energy Center is officially in service, comprising 250 MW of solar generation (515,388 solar modules) and 180 MWh of battery storage. The facility was identified as essential for replacing retired Petersburg Units 1 and 2 and meeting MISO increased seasonal capacity requirements.
AES Indiana
Related parties and identifiers
Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.
Parties and identifiers
Reporting portfolio
EIA reporting entity
Petersburg Energy Center, LLC
Entity 67483
Operating portfolio
1 plants
1 states
Reported capacity
500 MW
Timeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- IURC Petition Filediurc.portal...
AES Indiana filed Cause No. 45591 with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission seeking approval for acquisition and development of the Petersburg Energy Center, the tax-equity joint-venture structure, the capacity agreement and contract for differences, and associated ratemaking treatment.