Power Plants in Porter County, Indiana

Porter County, Indiana has 5 power plants totaling 240 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants5operating sites
Capacity239 MWnameplate
Generation1.1M MWhannual
CO₂1.5Mmetric tons/year
Other Fossil 74%Natural Gas 25%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Arcelormittal Burns HarborBurns HarborOther Fossil176 MWCleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor Llc
Portside EnergyPortageNatural Gas61.0 MWPrimary Energy Recycling Holdings, Llc
Portage SolarValparaisoSolar1.5 MWEcos Energy Llc
Valparaiso Solar, LlcValparaisoSolar1.0 MWAes Distributed Energy
BaillyChestertonCoal— MWNorthern Indiana Pub Serv Co

About power generation in Porter County

Porter County, Indiana has 5 power plants totaling 240 MW of nameplate capacity. Other Fossil is the dominant fuel source at 74% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (25%) and Solar (1%). The largest facility is Arcelormittal Burns Harbor at 176 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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