Indianapolis Power & Light
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Indianapolis Power & Light Company, also known as IPL or IPALCO, is a utility company providing electric service to the city of Indianapolis
. It is a subsidiary and largest utility of AES Corporation
, which acquired it in 2000.
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company and Merchant’s Heat and Light Company, merged to create IPL in October 1926. The company's present-day headquarters building on Monument Circle was built in 1935. In 1937, IPL began a rural electrification program, running power lines to many areas outside Marion County
. IPL provides electric service to more than 470,000 customers in a 528 square miles (1,367.5 km²) service territory.
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
. It is a subsidiary and largest utility of AES Corporation
AES Corporation
AES Corporation is a Fortune 500 company that generates and distributes electrical power. The company was founded on January 28, 1981, as Applied Energy Services by Roger Sant from the US Federal Energy Administration and Dennis Bakke from the Office of Management and Budget. AES Corporation is...
, which acquired it in 2000.
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company and Merchant’s Heat and Light Company, merged to create IPL in October 1926. The company's present-day headquarters building on Monument Circle was built in 1935. In 1937, IPL began a rural electrification program, running power lines to many areas outside Marion County
Marion County, Indiana
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Census 2010 recorded a population of 903,393, making it the largest county in the state and 55th most populated county in the country, greater than the population of six states. The county seat is Indianapolis, the state capital and...
. IPL provides electric service to more than 470,000 customers in a 528 square miles (1,367.5 km²) service territory.
Generating Plants
The company owns and operates three coal-fired generating plants and a combustion turbine which gives the company a total generating capacity of 3,353 MW of power.- Eagle Valley Generating Station is located in Martinsville, IndianaMartinsville, IndianaMartinsville is a city in and the county seat of Morgan County, Indiana, United States; the population was 11,828 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, and has a production capacity of 341 MW of power.
- Harding Street Generating Station formerly known as the Elmer W. Stout Generating Station is located on the southwest side of IndianapolisIndianapolisIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
and has a production capacity of 1,196 MW of power.
- Petersburg Generating Station is located near Petersburg, IndianaPetersburg, IndianaPetersburg is a city in Washington Township, Pike County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,383 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Pike County.Petersburg is part of the Jasper Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, and has a production capacity of 1,760 MW of power.
- Georgetown combustion turbine is located on the northwest side of IndianapolisIndianapolisIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
and has a production capacity of 158 MW of power.