Bailly Generating Station
Encyclopedia
The Bailly Generating Station is a coal
-fired electric generating plant located on the shore of Lake Michigan
adjacent to the Port of Indiana
. The plant, which began operation in 1962 and tripled its capacity in 1968, is owned and operated by the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), an electric-utility operating division of the energy holding company NiSource
. Since 1968, this plant has had a nameplate capacity of 604 megawatts.
, a fur trader and pioneer settler of the Indiana Dunes. It is located in an industrial park
sited within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
. The plant's site reflects a belief, held by the state of Indiana and the United States Congress
in the early 1960's, that the Dunes-Lake Michigan shoreline should be shared between environmental preservation and heavy industry.
Since January 2011, Bailly has operated under the terms of a legal settlement between NIPSCO and the United States Environmental Protection Agency
in compliance with the Clean Air Act
. Under the terms of the settlement, NiSource will be required to invest approximately $200.0 million in new capital infrastructure to be retrofit
ted onto Bailly to capture sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide
s.
The plant's legal address is 246 Bailly Station Road, Chesterton, Indiana
, 46304. Its coordinates are 41.6409 N. and -87.1233 W.
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
-fired electric generating plant located on the shore of Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
adjacent to the Port of Indiana
Port of Indiana
The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor is an industrial area, founded in 1965 and located on the Lake Michigan shore of Indiana at the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and Indiana 249. The primary work done in the area is the manufacturing of steel, and the port area is dominated by steel mills...
. The plant, which began operation in 1962 and tripled its capacity in 1968, is owned and operated by the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), an electric-utility operating division of the energy holding company NiSource
NiSource
NiSource, Inc. , based in Merrillville, Indiana, is a Fortune 500 company engaged in natural gas transmission, storage and distribution, as well as electric generation, transmission and distribution...
. Since 1968, this plant has had a nameplate capacity of 604 megawatts.
History
The Bailly Station is named in honor of Joseph BaillyJoseph Bailly
Joseph Bailly was a fur trader and a member of an important French Canadian family that included his uncle, Charles-François Bailly de Messein....
, a fur trader and pioneer settler of the Indiana Dunes. It is located in an industrial park
Industrial park
An industrial park is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development...
sited within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is a U.S. National Lakeshore located in northwest Indiana and managed by the National Park Service. It was authorized by Congress in 1966. The national lakeshore runs for nearly along the southern shore of Lake Michigan, from Gary, Indiana, on the west to Michigan...
. The plant's site reflects a belief, held by the state of Indiana and the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
in the early 1960's, that the Dunes-Lake Michigan shoreline should be shared between environmental preservation and heavy industry.
Since January 2011, Bailly has operated under the terms of a legal settlement between NIPSCO and the United States Environmental Protection Agency
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...
in compliance with the Clean Air Act
Clean Air Act
A Clean Air Act is one of a number of pieces of legislation relating to the reduction of airborne contaminants, smog and air pollution in general. The use by governments to enforce clean air standards has contributed to an improvement in human health and longer life spans...
. Under the terms of the settlement, NiSource will be required to invest approximately $200.0 million in new capital infrastructure to be retrofit
Retrofit
Retrofitting refers to the addition of new technology or features to older systems.* power plant retrofit, improving power plant efficiency / increasing output / reducing emissions...
ted onto Bailly to capture sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide
Nitrogen oxide
Nitrogen oxide can refer to a binary compound of oxygen and nitrogen, or a mixture of such compounds:* Nitric oxide, also known as nitrogen monoxide, , nitrogen oxide* Nitrogen dioxide , nitrogen oxide...
s.
The plant's legal address is 246 Bailly Station Road, Chesterton, Indiana
Chesterton, Indiana
Chesterton is a town in Westchester, Jackson and Liberty townships, Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 13,068 at the 2010 census. The three towns of Chesterton, Burns Harbor, and Porter are known as the tri-towns or the Duneland area....
, 46304. Its coordinates are 41.6409 N. and -87.1233 W.