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EIA plant 50733

Gary · Lake · IN

Gary Works

Operated by United States Steel-Gary

Annual generation894,792 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

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41.622426, -87.328936

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Steam Turbine161 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1113,082
299,371
386,941
4100,161
5105,274
6104,412
797,961
886,768
97,544
100
11489
1292,789

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1113,082
299,371
386,941
4100,161
5105,274
6104,412
797,961
886,768
97,544
100
11489
1292,789

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1113,082 MWh
299,371 MWh
386,941 MWh
4100,161 MWh
5105,274 MWh
6104,412 MWh
797,961 MWh
886,768 MWh
97,544 MWh
100 MWh
11489 MWh
1292,789 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
STG1Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG161OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
50733
Sector
Industrial CHP
Water source
Lake Michigan
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (113,082 MWh) and 10 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 113,082 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
STG1Natural Gas Steam Turbine161.0161.0150.050.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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