List of power stations in North Dakota

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

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

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]

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]

Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 
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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.

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(MW)		 Refs Year
Opened		 Notes
American Crystal Sugar - Drayton Pembina County 48°35′36″N 97°10′34″W / 48.5932°N 97.1761°W / 48.5932; -97.1761 (AC Sugar Drayton) 6.0 [9] 1965
American Crystal Sugar - Hillsboro Traill County 47°26′15″N 97°03′47″W / 47.4376°N 97.0631°W / 47.4376; -97.0631 (AC Sugar Hillsboro) 13.3 [10] 1990
Antelope Valley Station Mercer County 47°22′14″N 101°50′09″W / 47.3705°N 101.8357°W / 47.3705; -101.8357 (Antelope Valley Station) 900 [11] 1984/1986
Coal Creek Station McLean County 47°22′40″N 101°09′26″W / 47.3777°N 101.1571°W / 47.3777; -101.1571 (Coal Creek Station) 1150 [12] 1979/1980 retirement in 2022[13]
Coyote Station Mercer County 47°13′17″N 101°48′57″W / 47.2214°N 101.8157°W / 47.2214; -101.8157 (Coyote Station) 430 [14] 1981
Leland Olds Station Mercer County 47°16′51″N 101°19′16″W / 47.2808°N 101.3212°W / 47.2808; -101.3212 (Leland Olds Station) 650 [15] 1966/1975
Milton R. Young Station Oliver County 47°03′57″N 101°12′47″W / 47.0659°N 101.2131°W / 47.0659; -101.2131 (Milton R. Young Station) 680 [16] 1970/1977
R.M. Heskett Station Morton County 46°52′01″N 100°53′01″W / 46.8669°N 100.8836°W / 46.8669; -100.8836 (R.M. Heskett Station) 100 [17] 1954/1963 retirement in 2021[18]

Natural Gas and Petroleum[]

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(MW)		 Fuel
Type		 Generation
Type		 Number Of
Units		 Refs Year
Opened		 Notes
Coal Creek Plant McLean County 47°22′40″N 101°09′26″W / 47.3778°N 101.1571°W / 47.3778; -101.1571 (Coal Creek) 6.0 petroleum Reciprocating Engine (x2) 2 2016
Grafton Plant Walsh County 48°25′48″N 97°24′12″W / 48.4300°N 97.4033°W / 48.4300; -97.4033 (Grafton) 4.0 petroleum Reciprocating Engine (x4) 4 1937/1949/
1956
Hillsboro Plant Traill County 47°23′49″N 97°03′38″W / 47.3970°N 97.0606°W / 47.3970; -97.0606 (Hillsboro) 4.0 petroleum Reciprocating Engine (x2) 2 2002
Jamestown GT Stutsman County 46°54′21″N 98°39′44″W / 46.9057°N 98.6622°W / 46.9057; -98.6622 (Jamestown GT) 41.7 petroleum Simple Cycle (x2) 2 1976/1978
Lonesome Creek Station McKenzie County 47°47′48″N 103°34′43″W / 47.7967°N 103.5786°W / 47.7967; -103.5786 (Lonesome Creek Station) 200 gas Simple Cycle (x5) 5 [19] 2013/2015/
2017
Pioneer Generating Station Williams County 48°13′57″N 103°57′10″W / 48.2326°N 103.9528°W / 48.2326; -103.9528 (Pioneer Station) 337 gas,
petroleum		 Simple Cycle (x3)
Reciprocating Engine (x12)		 15 [20] 2014/2017
R.M. Heskett GT Morton County 46°52′01″N 100°53′01″W / 46.8669°N 100.8836°W / 46.8669; -100.8836 (R.M. Heskett GT) 88 gas Simple Cycle 1 [21] 2014
Spiritwood Station Stutsman County 46°55′35″N 98°29′59″W / 46.9264°N 98.4997°W / 46.9264; -98.4997 (Spiritwood Station) 100 gas Steam Turbine 1 [22][23] 2014 originally 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[]

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(MW)		 Refs Year
Opened		 Notes
Garrison Hydro Power Plant Mercer County 47°29′40″N 101°24′41″W / 47.4945°N 101.4115°W / 47.4945; -101.4115 (Garrison Hydroelectric) 510 [25] 1956/1960 USACE owned and managed[26]

Wind[]

See also: Wind power in North Dakota

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

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(MW)		 Turbine
Spec		 Number
of Units		 Refs Year
opened		 Note
Ashtabula Wind Farm (I-III) Barnes County
Griggs County
Steele County		 46°39′N 98°00′W / 46.650°N 98.000°W / 46.650; -98.000 (Ashtabula Wind) 378 GE 250 [28] 2008/2009/
2010
Baldwin Wind Farm (I-II)
(aka Wilton Wind Farm)		 Burleigh County 47°03′N 100°30′W / 47.050°N 100.500°W / 47.050; -100.500 (Baldwin Wind) 99 GE 66 [29] 2005/2006/
2010
Bison Wind Energy Center (I-IV) Morton County 47°10′N 101°17′W / 47.167°N 101.283°W / 47.167; -101.283 (Bison Wind Energy Center) 497 Siemens 165 [30][31] 2010/2012/
2015
Border Winds Wind Farm Rolette County 48°59′N 99°34′W / 48.983°N 99.567°W / 48.983; -99.567 (Border Winds) 150 Vestas 75 [32] 2016
Brady Wind Farm (I-II) Stark County 46°42′N 102°46′W / 46.700°N 102.767°W / 46.700; -102.767 (Brady Wind) 299 GE 159 [33] 2016
Cedar Hills Wind Farm Bowman County 46°15′N 103°46′W / 46.250°N 103.767°W / 46.250; -103.767 (Cedar Hills Wind) 19.5 GE 13 [34] 2010
Courtenay Wind Farm Stutsman County 46°54′N 98°47′W / 46.900°N 98.783°W / 46.900; -98.783 (Courtenay Wind) 200 Vestas 100 [35][36] 2016
Emmons-Logan Wind Farm Emmons County
Logan County		 46°25′N 99°56′W / 46.417°N 99.933°W / 46.417; -99.933 (Emmons-Logan Wind) 216 GE 123 2019
Glen Ullin Energy Center Morton County
Mercer County		 46°58′N 101°49′W / 46.967°N 101.817°W / 46.967; -101.817 (Glen Ullin Energy Center) 107 GE 43 2019
Langdon Wind Energy Center Cavalier County 46°06′N 98°31′W / 46.100°N 98.517°W / 46.100; -98.517 (Langdon Wind Energy Center) 200 GE 133 [27] 2007/2008
Lindahl Wind Farm Williams County 48°24′N 102°56′W / 48.400°N 102.933°W / 48.400; -102.933 (Lindahl Wind) 150 Vestas 75 [37][38] 2017
Luverne Wind Farm
(adjacent to Ashtabula)		 Steele County 47°25′N 98°06′W / 47.417°N 98.100°W / 47.417; -98.100 (Luverne Wind) 49.5 GE 33 [39] 2009
New Frontier Wind McHenry County 48°04′N 100°48′W / 48.067°N 100.800°W / 48.067; -100.800 (New Frontier Wind) 99 Vestas 29 [40] 2018
North Dakota Wind (I-II) LaMoure County 46°20′N 98°52′W / 46.333°N 98.867°W / 46.333; -98.867 (North Dakota Wind) 61.5 GE 41 [27] 2003
Oliver Wind Energy Center (I-II) Oliver County 47°09′N 101°20′W / 47.150°N 101.333°W / 47.150; -101.333 (Oliver Wind Energy Center) 198 Siemens,
GE		 102 [27] 2006/2007/
2017
Prairie Winds Wind Farm (I-II) Ward County 48°14′N 101°17′W / 48.233°N 101.283°W / 48.233; -101.283 (Prairie Winds Wind) 122.6 GE,
Nordex		 82 [27] 2002/2009
Rugby Wind Farm Pierce County 48°22′N 100°00′W / 48.367°N 100.000°W / 48.367; -100.000 (Rugby Wind) 149.1 Suzlon 71 [27] 2009
Sunflower Wind Farm Morton County 46°50′N 102°04′W / 46.833°N 102.067°W / 46.833; -102.067 (Sunflower Wind Farm) 104 Vestas 52 [27] 2016
Tatanka Wind Farm Dickey County
McIntosh County		 45°56′N 98°58′W / 45.933°N 98.967°W / 45.933; -98.967 (Tatanka Wind Farm) 91.5* Acciona 65 [27] 2008 * portion in North Dakota
Thunder Spirit Wind Farm (I-II) Adams County 46°19′N 102°31′W / 46.317°N 102.517°W / 46.317; -102.517 (Thunder Spirit Wind Farm) 155.5 Nordex 59 [41][42][43] 2015/2018
Velva Wind Farm McHenry County 48°05′N 100°55′W / 48.083°N 100.917°W / 48.083; -100.917 (Velva Wind) 11.9 Vestas 18 [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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