NIPSCO files plans for gas plant powering data centers in Indiana

October 7, 2025

WHEATFIELD — Merrillville-based Northern Indiana Public Service Co., or NIPSCO, has filed plans with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management Monday, Sept. 22 to construct a 2,300-megawatt facility at the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield. The proposal calls for four combined-cycle combustion turbines with electrical generators and heat recovery steam units, according to state filings.

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