18th largest plant in Indiana · 647th nationally
Whiting Clean Energy is a natural gas power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 577 MW. It generates roughly 2.8M MWh per year — enough to power about 269,135 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 56% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 853 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (577 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 | Whiting Clean Energy |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bp Alternative Energy |
| City | Whiting |
| County | Lake County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 46394 |
| Coordinates | 41.67390, -87.47750 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 213 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 182 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 182 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CO₂ | 1.2M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 6 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 81 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 853 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.