Sources of North Dakota utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2023 [1]
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of North Dakota , sorted by type and name. In 2022, North Dakota had a total summer capacity of 9,409 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 44,400 GWh. [2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 55.3% coal, 36.1% wind, 4.9% natural gas, and 3.6% hydroelectric. Petroleum liquids and other gases 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]
North Dakota had no utility-scale plants that used fissile material as a fuel in 2019. [1]
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [7]
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 |
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American Crystal Sugar - Drayton | Pembina County | 48°35′36″N97°10′34″W / 48.5932°N 97.1761°W | 6.0 | [9] | 1965 | |
American Crystal Sugar - Hillsboro | Traill County | 47°26′15″N97°03′47″W / 47.4376°N 97.0631°W | 13.3 | [10] | 1990 | |
Antelope Valley Station | Mercer County | 47°22′14″N101°50′09″W / 47.3705°N 101.8357°W | 900 | [11] | 1984/1986 | |
Coal Creek Station | McLean County | 47°22′40″N101°09′26″W / 47.3777°N 101.1571°W | 1150 | [12] | 1979/1980 | |
Coyote Station | Mercer County | 47°13′17″N101°48′57″W / 47.2214°N 101.8157°W | 430 | [13] | 1981 | |
Leland Olds Station | Mercer County | 47°16′51″N101°19′16″W / 47.2808°N 101.3212°W | 650 | [14] | 1966/1975 | |
Milton R. Young Station | Oliver County | 47°03′57″N101°12′47″W / 47.0659°N 101.2131°W | 680 | [15] | 1970/1977 |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Fuel Type | Generation Type | Number Of Units | Refs | Year Opened | Notes |
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Coal Creek Plant | McLean County | 47°22′40″N101°09′26″W / 47.3778°N 101.1571°W | 6.0 | petroleum | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 2 | 2016 | ||
Grafton Plant | Walsh County | 48°25′48″N97°24′12″W / 48.4300°N 97.4033°W | 4.0 | petroleum | Reciprocating Engine (x4) | 4 | 1937/1949/ 1956 | ||
Heskett Station | Morton County | 46°51′57″N100°53′14″W / 46.8657°N 100.8873°W | 178 | gas | Simple Cycle (x2) | 2 | [16] [17] | 2014/2024 | Not to be confused with Heskett 1 & 2 coal-fired units (retired 2022, demolished in 2023) [18] |
Hillsboro Plant | Traill County | 47°23′49″N97°03′38″W / 47.3970°N 97.0606°W | 4.0 | petroleum | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 2 | 2002 | ||
Jamestown GT | Stutsman County | 46°54′21″N98°39′44″W / 46.9057°N 98.6622°W | 41.7 | petroleum | Simple Cycle (x2) | 2 | 1976/1978 | ||
Lonesome Creek Station | McKenzie County | 47°47′48″N103°34′43″W / 47.7967°N 103.5786°W | 200 | gas | Simple Cycle (x5) | 5 | [19] | 2013/2015/ 2017 | |
Pioneer Generating Station | Williams County | 48°13′57″N103°57′10″W / 48.2326°N 103.9528°W | 337 | gas, petroleum | Simple Cycle (x3) Reciprocating Engine (x12) | 15 | [20] | 2014/2017 | |
Spiritwood Station | Stutsman County | 46°55′35″N98°29′59″W / 46.9264°N 98.4997°W | 100 | gas | Steam Turbine | 1 | [21] [22] | 2014 | originally coal-fired. convert to gas in 2017. [23] |
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [7]
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Refs | Year Opened | Notes |
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Garrison Hydro Power Plant | Mercer County | 47°29′40″N101°24′41″W / 47.4945°N 101.4115°W | 510 | [24] | 1956/1960 | USACE owned and managed [25] |
Also see Wind Industry of North Dakota Map. [26]
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Turbine Spec | Number of Units | Refs | Year opened | Note |
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Ashtabula Wind Farm (I-III) | Barnes County Griggs County Steele County | 46°39′N98°00′W / 46.650°N 98.000°W | 378 | GE 1.5-91, GE 1.5-91 | 250 | [27] | 2008/2009/ 2010 | |
Aurora Wind Farm | Williams County Mountrail County | 48°21′N102°56′W / 48.350°N 102.933°W | 299 | Nordex N149/4.8 | 71 | [28] | 2021 | |
Baldwin Wind Farm (I-II) (aka Wilton Wind Farm) | Burleigh County | 47°03′N100°30′W / 47.050°N 100.500°W | 99 | GE 1.5-77, GE 1.5-77, GE 1.6-91 | 66 | [29] | 2005/2006/ 2010 | |
Bison Wind Energy Center (I-IV) | Morton County | 47°10′N101°17′W / 47.167°N 101.283°W | 497 | Siemens SWT-2.3-101, Siemens SWT-3.0-101, Siemens SWT-3.2-113 | 165 | [30] [31] | 2010/2012/ 2015 | |
Border Winds Wind Farm | Rolette County | 48°59′N99°34′W / 48.983°N 99.567°W | 150 | Vestas V100-2.0 | 75 | [32] | 2016 | |
Brady Wind Farm (I-II) | Stark County | 46°42′N102°46′W / 46.700°N 102.767°W | 299 | GE 1.715-103, GE 2.0-116 | 159 | [33] | 2016 | |
Cedar Hills Wind Farm | Bowman County | 46°15′N103°46′W / 46.250°N 103.767°W | 19.5 | GE 1.5-77 | 13 | [34] | 2010 | |
Courtenay Wind Farm | Stutsman County | 46°54′N98°47′W / 46.900°N 98.783°W | 200 | Vestas V100-2.0 | 100 | [35] [36] | 2016 | |
Emmons-Logan Wind Farm | Emmons County Logan County | 46°25′N99°56′W / 46.417°N 99.933°W | 216.4 | GE 1.72-103, GE 2.72-116 | 123 | 2019 | ||
Foxtrail Wind | Dickey County | 46°05′N98°52′W / 46.083°N 98.867°W | 150 | Vestas V110-2.0 | 75 | [26] | 2019 | |
Glen Ullin Energy Center | Morton County Mercer County | 46°58′N101°49′W / 46.967°N 101.817°W | 107 | GE 2.5-116 | 43 | 2019 | ||
Langdon Wind Energy Center | Cavalier County | 46°06′N98°31′W / 46.100°N 98.517°W | 200 | GE 1.5-77, GE 1.62-87, GE 1.62-91 | 133 | [26] | 2007/2008 | |
Lindahl Wind Farm | Williams County | 48°24′N102°56′W / 48.400°N 102.933°W | 150 | Vestas V100-2.0 | 75 | [37] [38] | 2017 | |
Luverne Wind Farm (adjacent to Ashtabula) | Steele County | 47°25′N98°06′W / 47.417°N 98.100°W | 49.5 | GE 1.5-82.5 | 33 | [39] | 2009 | |
Merricourt Wind Project | Dickey County | 46°12′N98°45′W / 46.200°N 98.750°W | 150 | Vestas V110-2.0 | 75 | [26] | 2020 | |
New Frontier Wind | McHenry County | 48°04′N100°48′W / 48.067°N 100.800°W | 99 | Vestas V126-3.45 | 29 | [40] | 2018 | |
North Dakota Wind (I-II) | LaMoure County | 46°20′N98°52′W / 46.333°N 98.867°W | 61.5 | GE 1.5-70.5 | 41 | [26] | 2003 | |
Northern Divide (Burke) Wind Project | Divide County, Burke County | 48°49′N102°58′W / 48.817°N 102.967°W | 193 | GE 1.7-103, GE 2.72-116 | 74 | [26] | 2020 | |
Oliver Wind Energy Center (I-III) | Oliver County | 47°09′N101°20′W / 47.150°N 101.333°W | 198 | Siemens SWT-2.3-108, GE 1.6-91, GE 1.79-100, GE 2.0-116 | 102 | [26] | 2006/2007/ 2017 | |
Prairie Winds Wind Farm (I-II) | Ward County | 48°14′N101°17′W / 48.233°N 101.283°W | 122.6 | GE 1.5-77, GE 1.5-82.5, Nordex N60 | 82 | [26] | 2002/2009 | |
Rugby Wind Farm | Pierce County | 48°22′N100°00′W / 48.367°N 100.000°W | 149.1 | Suzlon S88 | 71 | [26] | 2009 | |
Sunflower Wind Farm | Morton County | 46°50′N102°04′W / 46.833°N 102.067°W | 104 | Vestas V100-2.0 | 52 | [26] | 2016 | |
Tatanka Wind Farm | Dickey County McIntosh County | 45°56′N98°58′W / 45.933°N 98.967°W | 91.5* | Acciona AW82/1500 | 65 | [26] | 2008 | * portion in North Dakota |
Thunder Spirit Wind Farm (I-II) | Adams County | 46°19′N102°31′W / 46.317°N 102.517°W | 155.5 | Nordex N100, Nordex N117/3000 | 59 | [41] [42] [43] | 2015/2018 | |
Velva Wind Farm | McHenry County | 48°05′N100°55′W / 48.083°N 100.917°W | 11.9 | Vestas V47-0.66 | 18 | [26] | 2005 |
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