List of power stations in North Dakota

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of North Dakota, sorted by type and name. In 2019, North Dakota had a total summer capacity of 8,655 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 41,147 GWh.[2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 61.1% coal, 3.7% natural gas, 7.7% hydroelectric and 27.3% wind. Petroleum liquids and waste-heat recovery generated most of the remaining 0.2%.[1]

Sources of North Dakota electricity generation:
full-year 2019 [1]

  Coal (61.1%)
  Natural Gas (3.7%)
  Hydroelectric (7.7%)
  Wind (27.3%)
  Other (0.2%)

North Dakota contains the world's largest known deposit of lignite coal, and hosted 4% of U.S. coal extraction in year 2019. It ranked second behind the state of Texas in U.S. crude oil extraction.[3] Natural gas extraction has been growing as well, and exceeded 1 trillion cubic feet for the first time.[4]

North Dakota oil extraction included the flaring of over 200 billion cubic feet of associated petroleum gas in year 2019.[5] Operations were widely distributed throughout the Bakken Formation which underlays the northwest region of the state. This record-high volume of wasted natural gas could have generated over 30,000 GWh of electrical energy, an amount equal to three-quarters of the state's total generation.[6]

Nuclear power stations

North Dakota had no utility-scale plants that used fissile material as a fuel in 2019.[1]

Fossil-fuel power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[7]

Coal and Lignite

A useful map[8] of active and retiring coal generation plants is provided by the Sierra Club.

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)		RefsYear
Opened		Notes
American Crystal Sugar - DraytonPembina County48.5932°N 97.1761°W / 48.5932; -97.1761 (AC Sugar Drayton)6.0[9]1965
American Crystal Sugar - HillsboroTraill County47.4376°N 97.0631°W / 47.4376; -97.0631 (AC Sugar Hillsboro)13.3[10]1990
Antelope Valley StationMercer County47.3705°N 101.8357°W / 47.3705; -101.8357 (Antelope Valley Station)900[11]1984/1986
Coal Creek StationMcLean County47.3777°N 101.1571°W / 47.3777; -101.1571 (Coal Creek Station)1150[12]1979/1980retirement in 2022[13]
Coyote StationMercer County47.2214°N 101.8157°W / 47.2214; -101.8157 (Coyote Station)430[14]1981
Leland Olds StationMercer County47.2808°N 101.3212°W / 47.2808; -101.3212 (Leland Olds Station)650[15]1966/1975
Milton R. Young StationOliver County47.0659°N 101.2131°W / 47.0659; -101.2131 (Milton R. Young Station)680[16]1970/1977
R.M. Heskett StationMorton County46.8669°N 100.8836°W / 46.8669; -100.8836 (R.M. Heskett Station)100[17]1954/1963retirement in 2021[18]

Natural Gas and Petroleum
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)		Fuel
Type		Generation
Type		Number Of
Units		RefsYear
Opened		Notes
Coal Creek PlantMcLean County47.3778°N 101.1571°W / 47.3778; -101.1571 (Coal Creek)6.0petroleumReciprocating Engine (x2)22016
Grafton PlantWalsh County48.4300°N 97.4033°W / 48.4300; -97.4033 (Grafton)4.0petroleumReciprocating Engine (x4)41937/1949/
1956
Hillsboro PlantTraill County47.3970°N 97.0606°W / 47.3970; -97.0606 (Hillsboro)4.0petroleumReciprocating Engine (x2)22002
Jamestown GTStutsman County46.9057°N 98.6622°W / 46.9057; -98.6622 (Jamestown GT)41.7petroleumSimple Cycle (x2)21976/1978
Lonesome Creek StationMcKenzie County47.7967°N 103.5786°W / 47.7967; -103.5786 (Lonesome Creek Station)200gasSimple Cycle (x5)5[19]2013/2015/
2017
Pioneer Generating StationWilliams County48.2326°N 103.9528°W / 48.2326; -103.9528 (Pioneer Station)337gas,
petroleum		Simple Cycle (x3)
Reciprocating Engine (x12)		15[20]2014/2017
R.M. Heskett GTMorton County46.8669°N 100.8836°W / 46.8669; -100.8836 (R.M. Heskett GT)88gasSimple Cycle1[21]2014
Spiritwood StationStutsman County46.9264°N 98.4997°W / 46.9264; -98.4997 (Spiritwood Station)100gasSteam Turbine1[22][23]2014originally coal-fired.
convert to gas in 2017.[24]

Renewable power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[7]

Hydroelectric
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)		RefsYear
Opened		Notes
Garrison Hydro Power PlantMercer County47.4945°N 101.4115°W / 47.4945; -101.4115 (Garrison Hydroelectric)510[25]1956/1960USACE owned and managed[26]

Wind
See also: Wind power in North Dakota

Also see Wind Industry of North Dakota Map.[27]

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)		Turbine
Spec		Number
of Units		RefsYear
opened		Note
Ashtabula Wind Farm (I-III)Barnes County
Griggs County
Steele County		46°39′N 98°00′W378GE250[28]2008/2009/
2010
Baldwin Wind Farm (I-II)
(aka Wilton Wind Farm)		Burleigh County47°03′N 100°30′W99GE66[29]2005/2006/
2010
Bison Wind Energy Center (I-IV)Morton County47°10′N 101°17′W497Siemens165[30][31]2010/2012/
2015
Border Winds Wind FarmRolette County48°59′N 99°34′W150Vestas75[32]2016
Brady Wind Farm (I-II)Stark County46°42′N 102°46′W299GE159[33]2016
Cedar Hills Wind FarmBowman County46°15′N 103°46′W19.5GE13[34]2010
Courtenay Wind FarmStutsman County46°54′N 98°47′W200Vestas100[35][36]2016
Emmons-Logan Wind FarmEmmons County
Logan County		46°25′N 99°56′W216GE1232019
Glen Ullin Energy CenterMorton County
Mercer County		46°58′N 101°49′W107GE432019
Langdon Wind Energy CenterCavalier County46°06′N 98°31′W200GE133[27]2007/2008
Lindahl Wind FarmWilliams County48°24′N 102°56′W150Vestas75[37][38]2017
Luverne Wind Farm
(adjacent to Ashtabula)		Steele County47°25′N 98°06′W49.5GE33[39]2009
New Frontier WindMcHenry County48°04′N 100°48′W99Vestas29[40]2018
North Dakota Wind (I-II)LaMoure County46°20′N 98°52′W61.5GE41[27]2003
Oliver Wind Energy Center (I-II)Oliver County47°09′N 101°20′W198Siemens,
GE		102[27]2006/2007/
2017
Prairie Winds Wind Farm (I-II)Ward County48°14′N 101°17′W122.6GE,
Nordex		82[27]2002/2009
Rugby Wind FarmPierce County48°22′N 100°00′W149.1Suzlon71[27]2009
Sunflower Wind FarmMorton County46°50′N 102°04′W104Vestas52[27]2016
Tatanka Wind FarmDickey County
McIntosh County		45°56′N 98°58′W91.5*Acciona65[27]2008* portion in North Dakota
Thunder Spirit Wind Farm (I-II)Adams County46°19′N 102°31′W155.5Nordex59[41][42][43]2015/2018
Velva Wind FarmMcHenry County48°05′N 100°55′W11.9Vestas18[27]2005

Solar
See also: Solar power in North Dakota

There are currently no operating utility-scale solar farms in North Dakota. National Grid Renewables, formerly known as Geronimo Energy, has been developing several potential projects within the state, including the 200 MW Harmony Solar Project in Cass county and the 128 MW Wild Spring Solar Project in Pennington county.[44][45]

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