Summary of Electricity Activity in Lake County, IN

Summary of Lake County, IN Generation

Lake County, IN is ranked #221 out of 2,102 U.S. counties nationwide and #3 out of 62 Indiana counties in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Annual Generation 5.9 TWh
Annual Consumption 90.0 M MMBtu
Last UpdateSep 2024
Power Plants17
Companies on File13

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Overall National Rank

#221 /2,102 U.S. Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall State Rank

#3 /62 Indiana Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

5.9 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

90.0 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

#179 /930 U.S. Counties

State Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#5 /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#3 / 62#221 / 21025.93 TWh89.97 M MMBtu
Natural Gas#5 / 25#179 / 9303.85 TWh51.07 M MMBtu
Blast Furnace Gas#1 / 2#1 / 61.25 TWh27.84 M MMBtu
Waste Heat#1 / 1#2 / 23451.98 GWh1.66 M MMBtu
Other Gas#1 / 2#6 / 38373.92 GWh9.28 M MMBtu
Solar#23 / 43#780 / 11008.43 GWh29.95 k MMBtu
Landfill Gas#10 / 10#228 / 2493.46 GWh82.99 k MMBtu
Residual Fuel Oil#1 / 1#42 / 47347.31 MWh7.86 k MMBtu

Power Plants in Lake County, IN

PlantUtility NameGenerationConsumptionFuel Types
Whiting Clean EnergyBP Alternative Energy2.9 TWh27.9 M MMBtu Natural Gas
Gary WorksUnited States Steel-Gary1.1 TWh27.9 M MMBtu Natural Gas : 50.5% Blast Furnace Gas : 49.5%
Indiana Harbor E 5 AC StationNorthlake Energy663.0 GWh14.9 M MMBtu Blast Furnace Gas : 93.8% Natural Gas : 6.2%
Heat Recovery Coke FacilityCokenergy Inc452.0 GWh1.7 M MMBtu Waste Heat
Whiting RefineryBP PLC445.2 GWh11.2 M MMBtu Other Gas : 84.0% Natural Gas : 16.0%
Indiana Harbor WestCleveland Cliffs229.3 GWh6.2 M MMBtu Natural Gas
Expander TurbineCleveland Cliffs67.6 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

Electricity Generation for Neighboring Counties

National RankCountyNet Generation# Power Plants
#32Berrien County17.2 TWh7
#850Cook County617.5 GWh60
#952DuPage County489.4 GWh13
#15Grundy County22.7 TWh10
#468Jasper County2.3 TWh10
#851Kankakee County617.0 GWh15
#1082Lake County344.9 GWh8
#594LaPorte County1.4 TWh2
#676Porter County1.1 TWh5
#9Will County28.7 TWh33

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Sep 2024

Electricity Generation for Cities Located in Lake County, IN

State RankCityNet Generation# Power Plants
#19East Chicago, IN1.4 TWh7
#23Gary, IN1.1 TWh2
#97Griffith, IN3.0 GWh1
#113Hobart, IN695.0 MWh1
#104Merrillville, IN1.7 GWh2
#93Munster, IN3.5 GWh1
#10Whiting, IN3.4 TWh3

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Sep 2024