WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new, efficient source of power for Duke Energy’s Indiana customers and Purdue University is now operating. The Duke Energy Combined Heat and Power Plant at Purdue is a 16- megawatt natural gas-powered plant on the West Lafayette campus.
Built, owned, and operated by Duke Energy, the plant produces electricity for the company’s customers and is a new source of thermal energy in the form of steam for Purdue’s heating and hot water needs.
“We’re creating a reliable source of steam for Purdue’s power needs and an efficient source of power for our Indiana customers,” said Duke Energy Indiana President Stan Pinegar. “We’ve collaborated with one of our leading customers to add a new, cleaner resource to our generation fleet.”
This efficient, cleaner technology generates energy by capturing and utilizing heat that otherwise would be wasted during electricity production. Combined heat and power plants require less fuel to produce the same amount of total energy which translates into reduced environmental emissions.