100 MW Solar planned in Lake, IN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
100 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Coordinates
41.4628, -87.2729
County
Lake, IN
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC | Lightsource BP [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Merrillville Solar, LLC | Lightsource BP [100%] | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Lightsource BP [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Merrillville Solar is a 100 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Lake County, Indiana. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy. It consists of a single generator utilizing fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC is the plant's operator, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region. In terms of size, Merrillville Solar ranks 33rd out of 35 solar plants in Indiana and 626th out of 639 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
No generation data available for this plant.
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
INDIANA.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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