GARY WORKS

How GARY WORKS compares

With 161 MW of capacity, GARY WORKS ranks 29th among the 77 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Indiana and 12th of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.7% of Indiana's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 592nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1997, it is newer than 49% of the 73 operating Indiana plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Lake County with 8 other operating plants, including WHITING CLEAN ENERGY and ARCELORMITTAL INDIANA HARBOR WEST.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 161 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas steam turbine technology. Net generation was 895 GWh in 2024 (a 63% capacity factor), down 13% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CARROLL, about 6.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by NORTHERN INDIANA PUB SERV CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 22 operating power plants totaling 3,393 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is WHITING CLEAN ENERGY (577 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 9 mapped data centers; the nearest is Digital Realty CHI (350 E Cermak) in Chicago, about 21.9 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology