Munster Landfill Gas-to-Energy

Brownfield

Munster, Lake, Indiana · Town of Munster

Legacy capacity
1
MW

Munster Landfill Gas-to-Energy is a natural gas plant in Munster, Lake, Indiana, retired 2024-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1 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 capacity1 MW
Retirement date2024-12-01
EIA plant ID#59808

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.7 mi
OperatorTown of Munster
Operator address10121 Calumet Avenue, Munster, IN, 46321
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 Munster Landfill Gas-to-Energy, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Munster Landfill Gas-to-Energy
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN124436Substation-AdjacentILCook County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs78.0
SHEFFIELDSubstation-AdjacentINLake County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs76.9
UNKNOWN122269Substation-AdjacentILCook County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs76.8
TAP160103Substation-AdjacentILCook County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs76.6
UNKNOWN122289Substation-AdjacentILDuPage County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs76.1
BLUE ISLANDSubstation-AdjacentINLake County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs75.9
BURNHAMSubstation-AdjacentILCook County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs75.8
CrawfordBrownfieldILCook805 MW75.6

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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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