Lake County, Indiana has 16 power plants totaling 1,186 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiting Clean Energy | Whiting | Natural Gas | 577 MW | Bp Alternative Energy |
| Gary Works | Gary | Other Fossil | 161 MW | United States Steel-Gary |
| Indiana Harbor West | East Chicago | Natural Gas | 152 MW | Cleveland Cliffs |
| Heat Recovery Coke Facility | East Chicago | Other Fossil | 94.6 MW | Cokenergy Inc |
| Indiana Harbor E 5 Ac Station | East Chicago | Other Fossil | 90.0 MW | Northlake Energy |
| Whiting Refinery | Whiting | Other Fossil | 83.8 MW | Bp Plc |
| Expander Turbine | East Chicago | Other Fossil | 20.0 MW | Cleveland Cliffs |
| East Chicago | East Chicago | Solar | 2.0 MW | Altus Power America Management, Llc |
| Griffith | Griffith | Solar | 2.0 MW | Altus Power America Management, Llc |
| Lincoln Solar | Merrillville | Solar | 1.5 MW | Ecos Energy Llc |
| Munster Landfill Gas-To-Energy | Munster | Biomass | 1.1 MW | Town Of Munster |
| Hobart Solar, Llc | Hobart | Solar | 1.0 MW | Aes Distributed Energy |
| Dean H Mitchell | Gary | Coal | — MW | Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co |
| 2 Ac Station | East Chicago | Natural Gas | — MW | Cleveland Cliffs |
| 4 Ac Station | East Chicago | Coal | — MW | Cleveland Cliffs |
| Merrillville Solar | Merrilville | Solar | — MW | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc |
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.
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