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PowerPlantFactsEvidence report · prepared 19 October 2026https://powerplantfacts.com/entity/997
EIA plant 997
Michigan City · LaPorte · IN
Michigan City
Operated by Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
Published location
Where is Michigan City?
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41.720800, -86.908600
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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
Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the IN plant index for regional peers.
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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.
1190,503
2212,647
3105,611
4-5,376
5-4,830
69,250
7163,649.01
8134,332
9116,512
10-2,687
11-3,349
128,085
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.
Read the chart as a table
| Record | MWh net generation |
|---|---|
| 1 | 190,503 |
| 2 | 212,647 |
| 3 | 105,611 |
| 4 | -5,376 |
| 5 | -4,830 |
| 6 | 9,250 |
| 7 | 163,649.01 |
| 8 | 134,332 |
| 9 | 116,512 |
| 10 | -2,687 |
| 11 | -3,349 |
| 12 | 8,085 |
2024 monthly net generation
| Month | Net generation |
|---|---|
| 1 | 190,503 MWh |
| 2 | 212,647 MWh |
| 3 | 105,611 MWh |
| 4 | -5,376 MWh |
| 5 | -4,830 MWh |
| 6 | 9,250 MWh |
| 7 | 163,649 MWh |
| 8 | 134,332 MWh |
| 9 | 116,512 MWh |
| 10 | -2,687 MWh |
| 11 | -3,349 MWh |
| 12 | 8,085 MWh |
Operating generators
| ID | Technology | Fuel | MW | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Conventional Steam Coal | SUB | 540 | OP |
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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
997
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Lake Michigan
Data edition
2024-final
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A closer look at Michigan City
Variation in the published months
Across 8 numeric monthly generation entries, 2 has the highest recorded value (212,647 MWh) and 12 the lowest (8,085 MWh). Their difference is 204,562 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.
Generator capacity in different operating conditions
| Generator ID | Technology | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Winter MW | Minimum load MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Conventional Steam Coal | 540.0 | 455.0 | 455.0 | 310.0 |
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.