Power Plants in Lake County, Indiana

Lake County, Indiana has 16 power plants totaling 1,186 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants16operating sites
Capacity1,185 MWnameplate
Generation5.9M MWhannual
CO₂2.3Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 61%Other Fossil 29%Other Fossil 9%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Whiting Clean EnergyWhitingNatural Gas577 MWBp Alternative Energy
Gary WorksGaryOther Fossil161 MWUnited States Steel-Gary
Indiana Harbor WestEast ChicagoNatural Gas152 MWCleveland Cliffs
Heat Recovery Coke FacilityEast ChicagoOther Fossil94.6 MWCokenergy Inc
Indiana Harbor E 5 Ac StationEast ChicagoOther Fossil90.0 MWNorthlake Energy
Whiting RefineryWhitingOther Fossil83.8 MWBp Plc
Expander TurbineEast ChicagoOther Fossil20.0 MWCleveland Cliffs
East ChicagoEast ChicagoSolar2.0 MWAltus Power America Management, Llc
GriffithGriffithSolar2.0 MWAltus Power America Management, Llc
Lincoln SolarMerrillvilleSolar1.5 MWEcos Energy Llc
Munster Landfill Gas-To-EnergyMunsterBiomass1.1 MWTown Of Munster
Hobart Solar, LlcHobartSolar1.0 MWAes Distributed Energy
Dean H MitchellGaryCoal— MWNorthern Indiana Pub Serv Co
2 Ac StationEast ChicagoNatural Gas— MWCleveland Cliffs
4 Ac StationEast ChicagoCoal— MWCleveland Cliffs
Merrillville SolarMerrilvilleSolar— MWLightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc

About power generation in Lake County

Lake County, Indiana has 16 power plants totaling 1,186 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 61% of installed capacity, followed by Other Fossil (29%) and Other Fossil (9%). The largest facility is Whiting Clean Energy at 576 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Lake County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.