Michigan City Generating Station

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.

Michigan City Generating Station
Aerial photo of Michigan City Generating Station in January 2009
Country	United States
Location	Michigan City, Indiana
Coordinates	41°43′16″N 86°54′35″W
Status	Operational
Commission date	Unit 12 (coal): May, 1974 Unit 2 (gas): Nov, 1950 Unit 3 (gas): Oct, 1951
Owner	NiSource
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Subbituminous and Bituminous coal, natural gas
Turbine technology	Steam turbine
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	680 MWe
External links
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The station was built on the location of a large sand dune, the Hoosier Slide, which had been removed by mining for glassmaking sand.^[1][2]

Hyperboloid cooling tower of the Michigan City Generating Station.

Future

NIPSCO announced plans in 2018 to continue to operate the Michigan City Generating Station in the short term but to allow it to run down, pending final shutdown in approximately 2028. The demolition of the station would free up approximately 1 mile of Lake Michigan lakefront space.^[3]

Misconception

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.

See also

• Indiana portal
• Energy portal

• List of power stations in Indiana