Schahfer Generating Station
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| R M Schahfer Power Plant | |
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| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°12′59″N 87°01′34″W / 41.2164°N 87.0261°W |
| Owner | NiSource |
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Schahfer Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant in Wheatfield, Indiana.[1][2][3][4] On December 23, 2025, the Department of Energy ordered a number of coal-fired units in Indiana to continue burning coal for another 90 days, pushing shutdown dates that were scheduled for December 31. This Included one unit at FB Culley Generating Station, and two at Schahfer. An emergency order was issued, citing grid reliability concerns due to immense power demands of data centers and other industrial uses. The units in Indiana prevented from shutting down totals to over 950 MW. This action is controversial, partly because of cheaper, cleaner methods of power generation being available. The Emergency order also followed a day after the Trump Administration froze construction on multiple offshore wind farms that would have totaled approximately 7 GW of power output.[5]
