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Summary of Electricity Activity in Lake County, IN

Summary of Lake County, IN Generation

Lake County, IN is ranked #239 out of 2,116 U.S. counties nationwide and #5 out of 63 Indiana counties in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Annual Generation 5.7 TWh
Annual Consumption 86.3 M MMBtu
Last UpdateJan 2025
Power Plants17
Companies on File13

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Overall National Rank

#239 /2,116 U.S. Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall State Rank

#5 /63 Indiana Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

5.7 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

86.3 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in Lake County, IN

13

Lake County, IN
Power Plants

17

Annual Net Generation From natural gas power

3.8 TWh

National Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#182 /927 U.S. Counties

State Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#6 /25 Indiana Counties

Monthly Net Generation for Lake County, IN

Net Generation by Fuel Source

Net Generation by Fuel Source Breakdown

State RankNational RankGenerationFuel Consumption
All#5 / 63#239 / 21165.70 TWh86.25 M MMBtu
Natural Gas#6 / 25#182 / 9273.78 TWh49.90 M MMBtu
Blast Furnace Gas#1 / 2#1 / 61.11 TWh25.36 M MMBtu
Waste Heat#1 / 1#2 / 23430.64 GWh1.59 M MMBtu
Other Gas#1 / 2#6 / 38373.92 GWh9.28 M MMBtu
Solar#24 / 44#813 / 11288.43 GWh29.95 k MMBtu
Landfill Gas#10 / 10#227 / 2483.46 GWh82.99 k MMBtu
Residual Fuel Oil#1 / 1#43 / 47313.31 MWh7.63 k MMBtu

* Data is based on 12 months since Jan 2025.

Power Plants in Lake County, IN

PlantUtility NameGenerationConsumptionFuel Types
Whiting Clean EnergyBP Alternative Energy3.0 TWh28.6 M MMBtu Natural Gas
Gary WorksUnited States Steel-Gary814.1 GWh23.6 M MMBtu Natural Gas : 50.6% Blast Furnace Gas : 49.4%
Indiana Harbor E 5 AC StationNorthlake Energy663.0 GWh14.9 M MMBtu Blast Furnace Gas : 93.8% Natural Gas : 6.2%
Whiting RefineryBP PLC445.2 GWh11.2 M MMBtu Other Gas : 84.0% Natural Gas : 16.0%
Heat Recovery Coke FacilityCokenergy Inc430.6 GWh1.6 M MMBtu Waste Heat
Indiana Harbor WestCleveland Cliffs229.3 GWh6.2 M MMBtu Natural Gas
Expander TurbineCleveland Cliffs84.2 GWh0 MMBtu Blast Furnace Gas
Munster Landfill Gas-to-EnergyTown of Munster3.5 GWh83.0 k MMBtu Landfill Gas
GriffithAltus Power America Management, LLC3.0 GWh10.7 k MMBtu Solar
East ChicagoAltus Power America Management, LLC3.0 GWh10.8 k MMBtu Solar
Lincoln SolarEcos Energy LLC1.7 GWh6.0 k MMBtu Solar
Hobart Solar, LLCAES Distributed Energy695.0 MWh2.5 k MMBtu Solar
2 AC StationCleveland Cliffs0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
4 AC StationCleveland Cliffs0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
Dean H MitchellNorthern Indiana Pub Serv Co0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
Merrillville SolarLightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
State Line EnergyState Line Energy LLC0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Jan 2025.
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Electricity Generation for Neighboring Counties

National RankCountyNet Generation# Power Plants
#31Berrien County18.1 TWh7
#854Cook County618.6 GWh60
#976DuPage County467.8 GWh13
#475Jasper County2.3 TWh10
#855Kankakee County617.0 GWh15
#1093Lake County345.0 GWh8
#723LaPorte County875.9 GWh2
#680Porter County1.1 TWh5
#1348Starke County137.8 GWh2
#10Will County28.3 TWh33

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Jan 2025

Electricity Generation for Cities Located in Lake County, IN

State RankCityNet Generation# Power Plants
#19East Chicago, IN1.4 TWh7
#24Gary, IN814.1 GWh2
#100Griffith, IN3.0 GWh1
#116Hobart, IN695.0 MWh1
#107Merrillville, IN1.7 GWh2
#96Munster, IN3.5 GWh1
#12Whiting, IN3.5 TWh3

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Jan 2025