Harding Street Station

Harding Street Station
CountryUnited States
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates39°42′34″N 86°11′48″W / 39.70944°N 86.19667°W / 39.70944; -86.19667
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnits 1 and 2 (oil): Nov 1931
Unit 3 (oil): Sept 1941
Unit 4 (oil): June 1947
Unit 5 (coal/gas): June 1958/Dec 2015
Unit 6 (coal/gas): May 1961/Dec 2015
Unit 7 (coal/gas): July 1973/2016
Unit IC1 (oil): 1967
Units GT1–GT3 (oil): May, 1973
Unit GT4 (gas): 1994
Unit GT5 (gas): 1995
Unit GT6 (gas): 2002
OwnerAES Indiana
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas, distillate fuel oil
Turbine technologySteam, gas turbine
Cooling sourceWhite River
Power generation
Units operational6
Nameplate capacity1,196 MWe

The Harding Street Station (formerly Elmer W. Stout Generating Station) is a 12-unit, 1,196 MW nameplate capacity, gas, coal, and oil-fired generating station located at 3700 S. Harding St., in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. It is owned by AES Indiana (formerly known as Indianapolis Power & Light), a subsidiary of AES. Completed in 1973, Harding Street Station's tallest chimneys are 565 feet (172 m) in height.