Michigan City Generating Station

Michigan City Generating Station
Aerial photo of Michigan City Generating Station in January 2009
Location of Michigan City Generating Station
Country	United States
Location	Michigan City, Indiana
Coordinates	41°43′16″N 86°54′35″W / 41.72111°N 86.90972°W / 41.72111; -86.90972Coordinates: 41°43′16″N 86°54′35″W / 41.72111°N 86.90972°W / 41.72111; -86.90972
Status	Active
Commission date	Unit 12 (coal): May, 1974 Unit 2 (gas): Nov, 1950 Unit 3 (gas): Oct, 1951
Owner(s)	NiSource
Power station information
Primary fuel	Subbituminous and Bituminous coal, natural gas
Power generation information
Maximum capacity	680 MWe

Michigan City Generating Station is a coal- and natural gas-fired power plant located on the shore of Lake Michigan in Michigan City, Indiana, USA. It is run by Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), owned by NiSource.

Common Misperceptions

The use of a hyperboloid cooling tower at the station has been mistaken as evidence for a nuclear power plant at this location when in fact there are no nuclear power plants in the state of Indiana. A nuclear power plant was proposed for the Bailly Generating Station approximately 17 km to the south-southwest but was canceled in 1981.