Bailly

Brownfield

Chesterton, Porter, Indiana · Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co

Legacy capacity
641
MW

Bailly is a coal plant in Chesterton, Porter, Indiana, retired 2020-07-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 641 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity641 MW
Retirement date2020-07-01
EIA plant ID#995

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
OperatorNorthern Indiana Pub Serv Co
Operator address246 Bailly Station Road, Chesterton, IN, 46304
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Bailly, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Bailly
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SHEFFIELDSubstation-AdjacentINLake County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs76.9
SHEFFIELDSubstation-AdjacentINLake County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs75.4
UNKNOWN122531Substation-AdjacentILCook County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs75.0
UNKNOWN122743Substation-AdjacentINLake County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs74.4
MUNSTERSubstation-AdjacentINLake County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs74.3
TOWER ROADSubstation-AdjacentINPorter County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs73.6
WILTONSubstation-AdjacentINPorter County765 kV1,000 MW4.6 yrs73.2
MICHIGAN CITYSubstation-AdjacentMIBerrien County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs72.9

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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