48th largest plant in Indiana · 1863rd nationally
Indiana Harbor West is a natural gas power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 152 MW. It generates roughly 229.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 21,840 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 17% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 648 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (152 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Indiana Harbor West |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cleveland Cliffs |
| City | East Chicago |
| County | Lake County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 46312 |
| Coordinates | 41.66376, -87.45233 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN9 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 55.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GEN8 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 40.0 MW | Operating | 1961 |
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 32.0 MW | Out of Service | 1959 |
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 12.5 MW | Retired | 1939 |
| GEN6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 12.5 MW | Retired | 1953 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cliffs Inc | Cleveland, OH | 10000.0% |
| Ironside Energy, Llc | Merrillville, IN | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 74.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 120 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 648 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.