United States of America

Michigan City— 540 MW Coal

Coal

CompareView on Map

The Michigan City is a key infrastructure asset in United States of America's power generation grid, located on the continent of North America. Designated as a fossil fuel electricity generation station, the facility features an installed capacity of 540 MW. Its primary operation relies on harnessing coal energy resources to generate bulk electricity. To ensure flexibility and reliability, the station is also configured to utilize gas as an auxiliary or secondary fuel source. Operational management and ownership of the facility are handled by the Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co, which oversees daily maintenance and grid dispatch integration. The facility was officially connected to the commercial grid in 1974, since which it has maintained regular output, playing a structured role in domestic power supply security. In terms of domestic production capacity within United States of America, Michigan City occupies the #169 position among all operational coal power plants. Its 540 MW capacity represents a 0.21% share of United States of America's total installed coal generating capacity, which currently stands at 261,840 MW. The largest operational coal installation in United States of America is the W A Parish with an output of 4,008 MW, making the Michigan City approximately 7.4 times smaller by comparison. Across all fuel types and electricity generation technologies country-wide, this facility accounts for 0.0390% of United States of America's aggregate generation capacity of 1,386,385 MW. Based on historical capacity factors characteristic of coal power plants (modeled at 55% for analysis), the facility's expected annual electricity generation is calculated at approximately 2,601,720 MWh. Applying domestic consumption statistics where an average household in United States of America consumes 11 MWh of electricity annually, this level of production is sufficient to meet the energy demands of roughly 236,520 homes. By utilizing traditional thermal power processes, the station delivers reliable dispatchable energy to the grid, supporting grid resilience during periods of low renewable resource availability and satisfying industrial base-load demands. The physical site of the station is located at geographic coordinates 41.7208° latitude and -86.9086° longitude. Analysis of local grid infrastructure shows a density of other assets within a 50-kilometer radius. These nearby facilities include Donald C Cook (nuclear, 2,285.3 MW), Donald C. Cook Nuclear Generating Station (nuclear, 2,285.3 MW), St Joseph Energy Center (gas, 780 MW), representing a cluster of localized power assets. This geographic placement is vital for reinforcing regional distribution infrastructure and minimizing transmission line losses across this sector of United States of America.