INDIANA HARBOR E 5 AC STATION

How INDIANA HARBOR E 5 AC STATION compares

With 82 MW of capacity, INDIANA HARBOR E 5 AC STATION ranks 41st among the 77 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Indiana. It accounts for about 0.3% of all operating capacity in Indiana. Commissioned in 1996, it is older than 50% 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 GARY WORKS.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 90 MW of nameplate capacity, all other gases technology. Net generation was 655 GWh in 2024 (an 83% capacity factor), up 21% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CARROLL, about 5.4 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 25 operating power plants totaling 3,339 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 15.5 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