Gary Works power station

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Gary Works power station is an operating power station of at least 161-megawatts (MW) in Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Gary Works power station Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States 41.622426, -87.32894 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • STG1: 41.622426, -87.32894

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
STG1 Operating[1] industrial by-product: blast furnace gas, fossil gas: natural gas, fossil gas: unknown, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] 161[1] steam turbine[1] yes[1] 1997[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
STG1 United States Steel-Gary [100%][1] United States Steel Corp [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  2. "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (April 2022)". Archived from the original on 2022-07-12. Retrieved June 10, 2022.

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