Power Plants Near 46312 — East Chicago, IN

100 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 46312 (East Chicago, Indiana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.6349, -87.4627 · County: Lake

Natural Gas 71%Coal 10%Other Fossil 6%Other Fossil 5%Oil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.4 mi	East Chicago East Chicago, IN	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
2.1 mi	Indiana Harbor West East Chicago, IN	Natural Gas	152 MW	Cleveland Cliffs
2.1 mi	2 Ac Station East Chicago, IN	Natural Gas	—	Cleveland Cliffs
2.6 mi	Whiting Refinery Whiting, IN	Other Fossil	84 MW	Bp Plc
2.8 mi	Whiting Clean Energy Whiting, IN	Natural Gas	577 MW	Bp Alternative Energy
2.9 mi	Dean H Mitchell Gary, IN	Coal	—	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
3.6 mi	4 Ac Station East Chicago, IN	Coal	—	Cleveland Cliffs
3.8 mi	Heat Recovery Coke Facility East Chicago, IN	Other Fossil	95 MW	Cokenergy Inc
3.9 mi	Expander Turbine East Chicago, IN	Other Fossil	20 MW	Cleveland Cliffs
4.0 mi	Indiana Harbor E 5 Ac Station East Chicago, IN	Other Fossil	90 MW	Northlake Energy
5.9 mi	Calumet Energy Team Llc Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	313 MW	Ipa Operations Inc - Calumet
6.2 mi	Cid Gas Recovery Calumet City, IL	Biomass	3 MW	Wm Illinois Renewable Energy Llc
6.8 mi	Calumet Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	—	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
7.0 mi	Gary Works Gary, IN	Other Fossil	161 MW	United States Steel-Gary
7.0 mi	Thornridge High School Dolton, IL	Natural Gas	1 MW	Thorton Township School Dist
7.1 mi	Southeast Chicago Energy Project Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	407 MW	Constellation Power, Inc
8.0 mi	Griffith Griffith, IN	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
8.0 mi	Munster Landfill Gas-To-Energy Munster, IN	Biomass	1 MW	Town Of Munster
8.1 mi	Thornwood High School South Holland, IL	Natural Gas	1 MW	Thorton Township School Dist
9.7 mi	Gooseberry Solar, Llc Ford Heights, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
10.1 mi	Exelon Solar Chicago Chicago, IL	Solar	9 MW	Luminace Solar Chicago, Llc
10.4 mi	North Cottage Grove Solar 1, Llc Chicago Heights, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
10.8 mi	Hobart Solar, Llc Hobart, IN	Solar	1 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
10.8 mi	Torrence Ave Solar 1 Llc Chicago Heights, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
12.4 mi	Museum Of Science And Industry Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	2 MW	Museum Of Science And Industry
15.0 mi	Portside Energy Portage, IN	Natural Gas	61 MW	Primary Energy Recycling Holdings, Llc
15.4 mi	Merrillville Solar Merrilville, IN	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
15.8 mi	Lincoln Solar Merrillville, IN	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
16.2 mi	Itt Cogen Facility Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	7 MW	Itt Energy Tech Partners, Llc
16.3 mi	Crete Energy Venture Llc Crete, IL	Natural Gas	356 MW	Crete Energy Venture Llc
16.7 mi	Portage Solar Valparaiso, IN	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
16.7 mi	Arcelormittal Burns Harbor Burns Harbor, IN	Other Fossil	176 MW	Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor Llc
17.1 mi	Mpea Energy Center Chicago, IL	Oil	6 MW	Metropolitan Pier And Exposition Auth
17.6 mi	Bailly Chesterton, IN	Coal	—	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
17.9 mi	Fisk Street Chicago, IL	Oil	260 MW	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
18.1 mi	Valparaiso Solar, Llc Valparaiso, IN	Solar	1 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
18.1 mi	Woodlawn Csg Crete, IL	Solar	2 MW	Woodlawn Solar, Llc
18.1 mi	Woodlawn Ii (Csg) Crete, IL	Solar	2 MW	Woodlawn Solar Ii, Llc
18.2 mi	Esil-Pfchicago 3, Llc Chicago, IL	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
18.4 mi	Uss University Park Solar University Park, IL	Solar	—	United States Solar Corporation
18.4 mi	Goodenow Road West Solar 1, Llc Beecher, IL	Solar	2 MW	Generate Capital
18.4 mi	Il Chicago 2635 S Western Ave. (West) Chicago, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze Chicago S Western Avenue 2 Microgrid, Llc
18.8 mi	Fedex Chicago Solar Facility Bedford Park, IL	Solar	2 MW	Dg Illinois Solar, Llc
18.8 mi	University Of Illinois Cogen Facility Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	60 MW	University Of Illinois
18.9 mi	Esil-Pfchicago 2, Llc Chicago, IL	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
18.9 mi	Crawford Chicago, IL	Coal	—	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
19.4 mi	Igs Frankfort 2 Csg Frankfort, IL	Solar	2 MW	Igs Solar Llc
19.4 mi	Il University Park 450 Central Ave University Park, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze University Park Central Ave Microgrid, Llc
19.5 mi	Lineage Logistics Solar University Park, IL	Solar	2 MW	Dg Illinois Solar, Llc
19.5 mi	Il - Smhec - Moraine Valley Palos Hills, IL	Solar	—	Forefront Power, Llc
19.6 mi	Il Bedford Park 6901 W 65th St Bedford Park, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze Bedford Park 6901 W 65th Street Microgrid, Llc
19.7 mi	Il Bedford Park 7035 W 65th St Bedford Park, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze Bedford Park 7035 W 65th Street Microgrid, Llc
19.7 mi	Chicago West Side Energy Center Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Energy Systems Group Llc
19.7 mi	Beecher Gas Recovery Beecher, IL	Biomass	3 MW	Will County Energy Llc
20.0 mi	University Park North University Park, IL	Natural Gas	726 MW	Lsp University Park Llc
20.1 mi	University Park South University Park, IL	Natural Gas	353 MW	University Park Energy Llc
21.0 mi	Ingredion Incorporated Bedford Park, IL	Natural Gas	55 MW	Ingredion Inc - Illinois
21.1 mi	Cottage Grove South Solar 1, Llc Beecher, IL	Solar	2 MW	Generate Capital
21.3 mi	Cottage Grove North Solar 1, Llc Beecher, IL	Solar	2 MW	Generate Capital
21.7 mi	Amazon Mdw7 Solar Project Monee, IL	Solar	2 MW	Solar Star Prime 6, Llc
21.7 mi	Presence Saint Mary Of Nazareth Hospital Chicago, IL	Oil	4 MW	Presence Health
21.8 mi	Mccook 2-Slchi102 Mccook, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
22.0 mi	Cicero 3-Slchi603 Cicero, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
22.6 mi	Ced Beecher Sun Solar Beecher, IL	Solar	2 MW	Bay4 Energy Services, Llc
23.7 mi	Monee Solar 1, Llc Peotone, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
24.5 mi	Loyola University Health Plant Maywood, IL	Natural Gas	11 MW	Loyola University Health System
25.9 mi	Mars Snackfood Us Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	4 MW	M&m Mars Inc
26.3 mi	Lowe's - 1845 - Chicago Brickyard, Il Chicago, IL	Solar	—	North Narragansett Avenue Solar Project 2022, Llc
26.8 mi	Argonne National Laboratory Chp Lemont, IL	Natural Gas	6 MW	Argonne National Laboratory
27.3 mi	Northeastern Illinois University Cogen Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	3 MW	Northeastern Illinois University
27.7 mi	Triton East And West Cogen River Grove, IL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Triton College
28.1 mi	Albertsons At Melrose Park Melrose Park, IL	Solar	2 MW	Esil-Al-Melrose, Llc
28.9 mi	Deercroft I & Ii Lfgte Michigan City, IN	Biomass	6 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
29.2 mi	Michigan City Michigan City, IN	Coal	540 MW	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
29.5 mi	Internationale Ctr 11-Slchi321 Woodridge, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
29.7 mi	Franklin Park 2-Slchi802 Franklin Park, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
29.8 mi	Franklin Park 3-Slchi803 Franklin Park, IL	Solar	1 MW	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
29.9 mi	Northlake 2-Slchi302 Northlake, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
30.0 mi	Lincoln Generating Facility Manhattan, IL	Natural Gas	692 MW	Lincoln Generating Facility Llc
30.2 mi	Northlake 3-Slchi303 Northlake, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
30.4 mi	Il Joliet 1101 Cherry Hl Rd Joliet, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze Joliet 1101 Cherry Hill Road Microgrid, Llc
30.7 mi	Northlake 4-Slchi304 Northlake, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
30.8 mi	Evanston Township High School Evanston, IL	Natural Gas	2 MW	Evanston Board Of Education
31.0 mi	Will County Romeoville, IL	Coal	—	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
31.0 mi	Northlake 5-Slchi305 Northlake, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
31.0 mi	Il Bolingbrook 279 Marquette Dr Bolingbrook, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze Bolingbrook 279 Marquette Drive Microgrid, Llc
31.2 mi	Il2 - W109 Joliet, IL	Solar	5 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
31.6 mi	Melrose Park 2-Slchi547 Melrose Park, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
32.1 mi	Igs East Central, Llc Joliet, IL	Solar	2 MW	Igs East Central, Llc
32.2 mi	Lockport Powerhouse Lockport, IL	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Metro Wtr Recl Dist Grtr Chi
32.3 mi	Mths Co-Gen Buildings Park Ridge, IL	Natural Gas	1 MW	Maine Township High School Dist 207
32.4 mi	Aes Griggs Solar, Llc Grant Park, IL	Solar	2 MW	Aes Griggs Solar, Llc
32.8 mi	Greene Valley Gas Recovery Naperville, IL	Biomass	7 MW	Wm Illinois Renewable Energy Llc
33.2 mi	Ikea Joliet Rooftop Pv System Joliet, IL	Solar	2 MW	Ikea Property Inc
33.5 mi	Romeoville 34b-Slchi234 Romeoville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
33.6 mi	Romeoville 34a-Slchi234 Romeoville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
33.8 mi	Amazon Mdw6 Solar Project Romeoville, IL	Solar	2 MW	Solar Star Prime 5, Llc
34.4 mi	Bensenville 2-Slchi526 Bensenville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
34.6 mi	Bensenville 14-Slchi414 Bensenville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
34.7 mi	Bensenville Ind Park 10-Slchi410 Bensenville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated

Power generation near this area

There are 100 power plants within 50 miles of East Chicago, Indiana (ZIP 46312), with a combined 5,333 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 54 of the 100 nearby plants. The closest plant is East Chicago at 0.4 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Indiana, visit the Indiana state page.

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