WHITING CLEAN ENERGY

How WHITING CLEAN ENERGY compares

With 577 MW of capacity, WHITING CLEAN ENERGY ranks 13th among the 77 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Indiana and 3rd of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.8% of Indiana's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 274th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 64% of the 73 operating Indiana plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Lake County with 8 other operating plants, including GARY WORKS and ARCELORMITTAL INDIANA HARBOR WEST.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 577 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,060 GWh in 2024 (a 60% capacity factor), up 26% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CARROLL, about 4.6 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 26 operating power plants totaling 2,847 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is UNIVERSITY PARK NORTH (540 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 9 mapped data centers; the nearest is Digital Realty CHI (350 E Cermak) in Chicago, about 14.4 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