Power Plants Near 47978 — Rensselaer, IN

100 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 47978 (Rensselaer, Indiana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.9948, -87.1037 · County: Jasper

Wind 39%Natural Gas 22%Solar 18%Coal 15%Other Fossil 2%Other Fossil 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.1 mi	Hidden View Dairy, Llc Rensselaer, IN	Natural Gas	1 MW	Hidden View Dairy, Llc
3.8 mi	Impa Rensselaer Solar Park Rensselaer, IN	Solar	1 MW	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
3.9 mi	Rensselaer Solar Site 2 Rensselaer, IN	Solar	4 MW	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
4.6 mi	Rensselaer City Light Plant Rensselaer, IN	Natural Gas	22 MW	City Of Rensselaer - (In)
10.2 mi	Herrema Dairy Fair Oaks, IN	Natural Gas	3 MW	Herrema Dairy, Llc
10.7 mi	Bos Dairy, Llc Fair Oaks, IN	Natural Gas	1 MW	Bos Dairy, Llc
12.9 mi	Hoosier Line Wind Monon, IN	Wind	—	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
13.3 mi	Dunns Bridge I Solar Wheatfield, IN	Solar	265 MW	Dunns Bridge Solar Center Llc
15.2 mi	Indiana Crossroads Wind Farm Ii Wolcott, IN	Wind	202 MW	Indiana Crossroads Wind Farm Ii Llc
15.8 mi	R M Schahfer Wheatfield, IN	Coal	1,105 MW	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
16.0 mi	Carpenter Wind Farm Llc Remington, IN	Wind	—	Edp Renewables North America Llc
16.8 mi	Cavalry Solar Hybrid Monon, IN	Solar	245 MW	Cavalry Energy Center Llc
17.7 mi	Dunns Bridge Ii Solar San Pierre, IN	Solar	—	Dunns Bridge Ii Solar And Storage Generation Llc
18.8 mi	Honey Creek Solar Reynolds, IN	Solar	—	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
19.5 mi	Rosewater Wind Farm Chalmers, IN	Wind	102 MW	Rosewater Wind Farm Llc
19.7 mi	Biotown Ag Reynolds, IN	Biomass	6 MW	Bio Town Biogas, Llc
19.7 mi	Meadow Lake Wind Farm V Llc Chalmers, IN	Wind	100 MW	Meadow Lake Wind Farm V Llc
20.8 mi	Mayapple Solar 1 Winamac, IN	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
20.9 mi	Hoosier Wind Project Llc Goodland, IN	Wind	106 MW	Aes Indiana
20.9 mi	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Vi Llc Remington, IN	Wind	200 MW	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Vi Llc
21.4 mi	Mammoth Central Solar Project Pulaski, IN	Solar	—	Mammoth Central Llc
22.2 mi	Liberty I & Ii Lfgte Monticello, IN	Biomass	13 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
22.2 mi	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Iv Lafayette, IN	Wind	106 MW	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Iv Llc
22.3 mi	Mammoth Central Ii Solar Facility Winamac, IN	Solar	—	Mammoth Central Ii Llc
22.6 mi	Mammoth South Solar Project Pulaski, IN	Solar	—	Mammoth South Llc
22.7 mi	Indiana Crossroads Solar Park Reynolds, IN	Solar	200 MW	Meadow Lake Solar Park
23.3 mi	Norway (In) Monticello, IN	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
24.7 mi	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Ii Llc Lafayette, IN	Wind	102 MW	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Ii Llc
25.8 mi	Twin Lakes Solar Llc Monticello, IN	Solar	150 MW	Twin Lakes Solar Llc
26.0 mi	Indiana Crossroads Wind Farm Llc Chalmers, IN	Wind	302 MW	Indiana Crossroads Wind Farms Llc
26.9 mi	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Llc Lafayette, IN	Wind	200 MW	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Llc
27.7 mi	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Iii Llc Lafayette, IN	Wind	104 MW	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Iii Llc
27.8 mi	Impa Winamac Solar Park Winamac, IN	Solar	—	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
28.3 mi	Mammoth North Solar Knox, IN	Solar	400 MW	Mammoth North, Llc
28.9 mi	Benton County Wind Farm Earl Park, IN	Wind	131 MW	Orion Energy Group Llc
29.6 mi	Fowler Ridge Iv Wind Farm Llc Fowler, IN	Wind	150 MW	Pattern Operators Lp
29.7 mi	Oakdale Monticello, IN	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
30.8 mi	Fowler Ridge Wind Farm Llc Fowler, IN	Wind	588 MW	Ae Power Services Llc
32.0 mi	Settlers Trail Wind Farm Llc Sheldon, IL	Wind	150 MW	Big Sky Wind, Llc
32.3 mi	Aes Griggs Solar, Llc Grant Park, IL	Solar	2 MW	Aes Griggs Solar, Llc
32.9 mi	Templeton Wind Fowler, IN	Wind	—	Templeton Wind Energy Center, Llc
33.3 mi	Lincoln Solar Merrillville, IN	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
33.4 mi	Ced Spring Creek Solar St Anne, IL	Solar	2 MW	Bay4 Energy Services, Llc
33.5 mi	Merrillville Solar Merrilville, IN	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
34.2 mi	Cottage Grove South Solar 1, Llc Beecher, IL	Solar	2 MW	Generate Capital
34.7 mi	Cottage Grove North Solar 1, Llc Beecher, IL	Solar	2 MW	Generate Capital
35.0 mi	Ced Beecher Sun Solar Beecher, IL	Solar	2 MW	Bay4 Energy Services, Llc
35.2 mi	Valparaiso Solar, Llc Valparaiso, IN	Solar	1 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
36.1 mi	Peterman Ii St. Anne, IL	Solar	2 MW	Peterman Solar Ii, Llc
37.3 mi	Iroquois Solar 1b Llc Csg Watseka, IL	Solar	2 MW	Iroquois Solar 1b Llc
37.3 mi	Goodenow Road West Solar 1, Llc Beecher, IL	Solar	2 MW	Generate Capital
37.5 mi	Woodlawn Csg Crete, IL	Solar	2 MW	Woodlawn Solar, Llc
37.5 mi	Woodlawn Ii (Csg) Crete, IL	Solar	2 MW	Woodlawn Solar Ii, Llc
38.4 mi	Hobart Solar, Llc Hobart, IN	Solar	1 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
38.5 mi	Beecher Gas Recovery Beecher, IL	Biomass	3 MW	Will County Energy Llc
38.6 mi	Kankakee Solar 4 Llc Kankakee, IL	Solar	2 MW	Kankakee Solar 4 Llc
39.2 mi	Portage Solar Valparaiso, IN	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
39.5 mi	Kankakee Solar 5b Kankakee, IL	Solar	2 MW	Pivot Energy
39.9 mi	Kankakee Gas Recovery Chebanse, IL	Natural Gas	—	Wm Illinois Renewable Energy Llc
40.1 mi	Sagamore Plant Cogeneration Lafayette, IN	Natural Gas	7 MW	Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas Inc
40.2 mi	Crete Energy Venture Llc Crete, IL	Natural Gas	356 MW	Crete Energy Venture Llc
40.3 mi	Griffith Griffith, IN	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
40.5 mi	Lafayette 2 - Kankakee Yonke Kankakee, IL	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
40.6 mi	Tippecanoe Solar Power Plant West Lafayette, IN	Solar	2 MW	Duke Energy Indiana, Llc
40.6 mi	Bunge Oil Bradley, IL	Natural Gas	—	Csl Behring Llc
40.7 mi	Kankakee Hydro Facility Kankakee, IL	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Kankakee City Of
40.7 mi	Csl Behring Llc Bradley, IL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Csl Behring Llc
40.7 mi	Logansport Solar Logansport, IN	Solar	16 MW	Cardinal Renewables
40.9 mi	Nostrand Manteno Township, IL	Solar	2 MW	Nostrand Solar, Llc
41.1 mi	Purdue Chp West Lafayette, IN	Natural Gas	13 MW	Duke Energy Indiana, Llc
41.1 mi	Purdue University West Lafayette, IN	Natural Gas	43 MW	Purdue University
42.0 mi	Torrence Ave Solar 1 Llc Chicago Heights, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
42.1 mi	Caterpillar Lafayette, IN	Natural Gas	12 MW	Caterpillar Inc
42.2 mi	Munster Landfill Gas-To-Energy Munster, IN	Biomass	1 MW	Town Of Munster
42.3 mi	Kankakee 2 Bourbonnais, IL	Solar	2 MW	Kankakee Solar 2 Llc
42.9 mi	Evonik Industries Ag Lafayette, IN	Oil	1 MW	Evonik Degussa Corporation
43.4 mi	Kankakee Solar 3 Manteno, IL	Solar	2 MW	Pivot Energy
43.7 mi	Gooseberry Solar, Llc Ford Heights, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
44.0 mi	Monee Solar 1, Llc Peotone, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
44.1 mi	Oak Ridge Lfgte Logansport, IN	Biomass	3 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
44.2 mi	Portside Energy Portage, IN	Natural Gas	61 MW	Primary Energy Recycling Holdings, Llc
44.3 mi	Arcelormittal Burns Harbor Burns Harbor, IN	Other Fossil	176 MW	Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor Llc
44.9 mi	Primient Lafayette, IN	Natural Gas	62 MW	Primary Products Ingredients Americas, Llc D/B/A Primient
44.9 mi	North Cottage Grove Solar 1, Llc Chicago Heights, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
44.9 mi	Gary Works Gary, IN	Other Fossil	161 MW	United States Steel-Gary
44.9 mi	Bailly Chesterton, IN	Coal	—	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
45.1 mi	Jordan Creek Wind Farm, Llc Judyville, IN	Wind	399 MW	Jordan Creek Wind Farm, Llc
45.1 mi	Kankakee Solar 1 Bourbonnais, IL	Solar	2 MW	Pivot Energy
45.2 mi	Walkerton Walkerton, IN	Solar	1 MW	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
45.2 mi	Bourbonnais Bourbonnais, IL	Solar	2 MW	Solar Dg Il 5, Llc
45.7 mi	University Park South University Park, IL	Natural Gas	353 MW	University Park Energy Llc
45.7 mi	Amazon Mdw7 Solar Project Monee, IL	Solar	2 MW	Solar Star Prime 6, Llc
45.7 mi	University Park North University Park, IL	Natural Gas	726 MW	Lsp University Park Llc
46.0 mi	Vulcan Kankakee, IL	Solar	2 MW	Vulcan Solar, Llc
46.2 mi	Il University Park 450 Central Ave University Park, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze University Park Central Ave Microgrid, Llc
46.3 mi	Lineage Logistics Solar University Park, IL	Solar	2 MW	Dg Illinois Solar, Llc
46.5 mi	Uss University Park Solar University Park, IL	Solar	—	United States Solar Corporation
46.5 mi	Deercroft I & Ii Lfgte Michigan City, IN	Biomass	6 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
47.2 mi	Dean H Mitchell Gary, IN	Coal	—	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
47.7 mi	Zimmerman Energy Argos, IN	Biomass	8 MW	Landfill Energy Systems

Power generation near this area

There are 100 power plants within 50 miles of Rensselaer, Indiana (ZIP 47978), with a combined 7,450 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 50 of the 100 nearby plants. The closest plant is Hidden View Dairy, Llc at 3.1 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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