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Whiting Refinery — Power plant · Gas, other · BP PLCW 167th St — Under construction · Solar · IL · 1.5 MW · 9.5 mi awayRobbins Community Power LLC — Postponed · Biomass · IL · 55 MW · 11.5 mi awayITT Cogen Facility — Under construction · Gas, reciprocating engine · IL · 8.2 MW · 13.7 mi awayHYDRAVAULT LLC — Built · Large load · IL · 14.3 mi awayEQUINIX LLC — Built · Large load · IL · 14.5 mi awaySteger — Under construction · Solar · IL · 2 MW · 14.7 mi away
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Whiting Refinery

Power plant · Gas, other

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, otherran 45% of 2025 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
1948
Net generation, 2025
327,769 MWh
Grid
138 kV to Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co (MISO)
Location
Lake County, Indiana
Operated by
BP PLC

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2001 to 2025
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2001 to 2025
  • Gas
  • Oil

Operations detail

Details

Who’s behind it

Owner
BP America Inc

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Technology
Gas, other source: “Other Gases”
Age
78 years since 1948
All 6 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
AttributeValue
EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP)
EPA FRS ID
110000398338
Subparts reported
C, D, DD, MM, P, Y
NAICS code
324110
Subpart PP (CO2 supply)
No
Subpart RR (geologic sequestration)
No
Subpart UU (CO2 injection)
No
Reporting year
2023
GHGRP facility ID
1007339
Eia status
By code
OA
Mw
12.50
Units
1
OP
Mw
52.50
Units
3
OS
Mw
18.80
Units
1
Standby mw
0
Status rule
some_units_retired
In service mw
83.80
Out of service mw
31.30
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 202510,632,706
Capacity factor, 20250.447
Net generation (MWh), 2025327,769.0
Balancing authority codeMISO
Data notes (1)
  • Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 2025 not shown: computed 32439.6 outside 5000-30000 Btu/kWh

Retirement

EIA-860M September 2026StatusSome generators have retired; the rest of the plant is still in service. As of EIA-860M for September 2026.
Capacity retired
10 MW
Generators retired
2
Capacity still in service
83.8 MW
GeneratorTechnologyNameplateStateDate
17TGOther Gases5 MWRetiredJune 2004
15TGOther Gases5 MWRetiredFebruary 2011

Grid

EIA-860 2025Grid fieldsAs the plant reported them to EIA-860 for 2025 (Schedule 2).
Grid voltage at the plant
138 kV
Transmission or distribution system owner
Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
Balancing authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
NERC region
RFC
Transmission lines within 15 mi (10)
Can the connection be reused?

A plant that retires usually leaves its substation, transmission connection and interconnection agreement behind, and those may be reusable by a new project at the same site. FERC Order No. 845 lets an interconnection customer use surplus interconnection service at an existing site, and some transmission providers' tariffs let a replacement resource take over a retiring unit's interconnection service, usually within a set time after the retirement. Whether any such right still exists here, who holds it and on what terms depends on the owner, the transmission provider and timing; this page does not establish any of that.

Ownership

2 companies2
CompanyRoleShareAs ofSource
BP PLC Operator EIA-860M
BP America Inc Owner 100.0% Dec 31, 2023 EPA GHGRP

Timeline

  • Stated Unit 15TG scheduled to retire, 5 MW · EIA-860M
  • Stated Unit 17TG scheduled to retire, 5 MW · EIA-860M
  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

5 sources

Sources EIA-860M · LBNL · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT)

Sources

Every source and license · Attribution

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Around this plant

Nearby

within 15 mi
ProjectKindAwayMW
W 167th St Under construction Solar 9.5 mi 1.5
Robbins Community Power LLC Postponed Biomass 11.5 mi 55
ITT Cogen Facility Under construction Gas, reciprocating engine 13.7 mi 8.2
HYDRAVAULT LLC Built Large load 14.3 mi
EQUINIX LLC Built Large load 14.5 mi
Steger Under construction Solar 14.7 mi 2

Sources EIA-860M · EPA ICIS-Air

Sources

Attribution