MICHIGAN CITY

How MICHIGAN CITY compares

With 540 MW of capacity, MICHIGAN CITY ranks 15th among the 77 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Indiana and 10th of the 19 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.1% of Indiana's operating Coal capacity and 2.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 159th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1974, it is older than 73% of the 73 operating Indiana plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, NORTHERN INDIANA PUB SERV CO, runs 5 operating plants in Indiana totaling 3,316 MW. It shares LaPorte County with one other operating plant, DEERCROFT I & II LFGTE.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 540 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 924 GWh in 2024 (a 19% capacity factor), down 35% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by NORTHERN INDIANA PUB SERV CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 2,705 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DONALD C COOK (2,285 MW, Nuclear). Within 50 miles are 7 mapped data centers; the nearest is GAP Union Station in South Bend, about 33.9 miles away.

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