WHITING REFINERY
OperatingPower plant
- Capacity
- 84 MW
- Primary fuel
- Other
- County
- Lake County
- Operator
- BP PLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1948
- EIA plant ID
- 52130
- Generators
- 5
- Technology
- Other Gases
- Net generation (2024)
- 360 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 49%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.6701, -87.4804
WHITING REFINERY, an 84 MW power plant in Lake County, Indiana. Operated by BP PLC, commissioned 1948. One of 104 power plants tracked in Indiana on Bywatts.
How WHITING REFINERY compares
With 84 MW of capacity, WHITING REFINERY ranks 39th among the 77 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Indiana. It accounts for about 0.3% of all operating capacity in Indiana. Commissioned in 1948, it is older than 94% 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 5 generators at the site with 84 MW of nameplate capacity, all other gases technology. Net generation was 360 GWh in 2024 (a 49% capacity factor), down 22% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1948 and 1980.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is CARROLL, about 4.4 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 26 operating power plants totaling 3,340 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 14.5 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
Weather peril exposure
WHITING REFINERY is an 84 MW power plant in Lake County, IN, operated by BP PLC, commissioned in 1948. Lake County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.5 of 5 at the 12th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 82nd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to this plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Lake County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Tornado | Very High | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.42 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 5.5 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 43.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.87 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 11th | 1.5 of 5 | 14.1 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Lake County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.