Michigan City

Brownfield

Michigan City, LaPorte, Indiana · Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co

Legacy capacity
140
MW

Michigan City is a natural gas plant in Michigan City, LaPorte, Indiana, retired 2010-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 140 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 usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity140 MW
Retirement date2010-09-01
EIA plant ID#997

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorNorthern Indiana Pub Serv Co
Operator address100 N. Wabash, Michigan City, IN, 46360
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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 Michigan City, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Michigan City
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TOWER ROADSubstation-AdjacentINPorter County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs73.6
OLIVESubstation-AdjacentINLaPorte County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs73.5
WILTONSubstation-AdjacentINPorter County765 kV1,000 MW4.6 yrs73.2
MICHIGAN CITYSubstation-AdjacentMIBerrien County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs72.9
UNKNOWN122738Substation-AdjacentINLake County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs72.7
DUNE ACRESSubstation-AdjacentINPorter County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs72.6
Greenfield (COOK - DUMONT)GreenfieldMIBerrien County765 kV1,000 MW2.2 yrs72.4
UNKNOWN122721Substation-AdjacentINPorter County138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs71.3

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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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