Michigan City Generating Station

Michigan City Generating Station
Aerial photo of Michigan City Generating Station in January 2009
Location of Michigan City Generating Station in Indiana
Country	United States
Location	Michigan City, Indiana
Coordinates	41°43′16″N 86°54′35″W / 41.72111°N 86.90972°W / 41.72111; -86.90972Coordinates: 41°43′16″N 86°54′35″W / 41.72111°N 86.90972°W / 41.72111; -86.90972
Status	Active
Commission date	Unit 12 (coal): May, 1974 Unit 2 (gas): Nov, 1950 Unit 3 (gas): Oct, 1951
Owner(s)	NiSource
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Subbituminous and Bituminous coal, natural gas
Type	Steam
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	680 MWe

Michigan City Generating Station is a coal- and natural gas-fired power plant located on the shore of Lake Michigan in Michigan City, Indiana. It is operated by Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), owned by NiSource.

Hyperboloid cooling tower of the Michigan City Generating Station.

General Information

The use of a hyperboloid cooling tower at the station has been mistaken as evidence for a nuclear power plant at this location when in fact there are no nuclear power plants in the state of Indiana. A nuclear power plant was proposed for the Bailly Generating Station approximately 17 km to the south-southwest but was canceled in 1981.

Power stations in Indiana

Operating Coal-fired generating stations	A.B. Brown Bailly Cayuga Clifty Creek Crawfordsville Mun. F.B. Culley Eagle Valley Edwardsport R. Gallagher Gibson Harding St. (formerly E.W. Stout) Jasper Mun. Logansport Merom Michigan City D.H. Mitchell Noblesville Perry K. Peru Mun. Petersburg H.T. Pritchard F.E. Ratts Rockport R.M. Schahfer Tanner's Creek Wabash River Warrick Whitewater Valley

Defunct Coal-fired generating stations	State Line

Oil-fired peaking stations	Connersville Miami-Wabash

Gas-fired peaking stations	Anderson Broadway Georgetown Henry County Lawrence County Lawrenceburg Montpelier Noblesville Northeast Portside Richmond Vermillion Wheatland Whiting Clean Energy Worthington

Hydroelectric dams	Markland Dam Norway Dam Oakdale Dam Twin Branch Dam

Wind farms	Benton County Wind Farm Fowler Ridge Wind Farm Hoosier Wind Farm Meadow Lake Wind Farm

Attempted Biomass to energy plants	Milltown Biomass

Attempted nuclear plants	Marble Hill Nuclear Power Plant Bailly Nuclear Power Plant

Utility companies	Duke Energy Indiana Greenfield Mills Hoosier Energy Indiana-Michigan Power Indianapolis Power & Light Northern Indiana Public Service Company Vectren

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