State profile

Power plants in North Dakota

North Dakota has 60 generating facilities in this directory, with a combined nameplate capacity of 10.16 GW. The largest share of capacity comes from wind (45%). It also tracks 6 retired plants and 1 under construction.

60
Plants
10.16 GW
Total capacity
7
Fuel types
1.22 GW
Largest: Coal Creek

Capacity mix

Wind 44.6%Coal 39.6%Natural Gas 9.3%Hydroelectric 5.7%Oil 0.6%Biomass 0.1%Other 0.1%

Plant locations

Map of North Dakota showing the locations of its power plants

60 operating plants shown

By fuel type in North Dakota

Wind plants40 · 4.53 GWCoal plants7 · 4.03 GWNatural Gas plants5 · 946.2 MWHydroelectric plants1 · 583.4 MWOil plants5 · 59.7 MWBiomass plants1 · 9.8 MWOther plants1 · 5.3 MW

53 proposed projects (12 GW) are in North Dakota's interconnection queues. View the North Dakota queue →

Interconnection-queue entries are proposals, not plants — historically only ~13% of requested capacity reaches commercial operation. Source: LBNL “Queued Up.”

All plants in North Dakota by capacity

PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
Coal CreekCoalRainbow Energy Center1.22 GW
Antelope ValleyCoalBasin Electric Power Coop954 MW
Milton R YoungCoalMinnkota Power Coop, Inc734 MW
Leland OldsCoalBasin Electric Power Coop656 MW
GarrisonHydroelectricUSACE-Omaha583.4 MW
CoyoteCoalOtter Tail Power Co450 MW
Lonesome Creek StationNatural GasBasin Electric Power Coop363 MW
Aurora Wind ProjectWindAurora Wind Project, LLC298.8 MW
Pioneer Generation StationNatural GasBasin Electric Power Coop293.1 MW
Bison 4 Wind Energy CenterWindALLETE, Inc.205 MW
Courtenay Wind FarmWindNorthern States Power Co - Minnesota200 MW
Emmons-Logan Wind, LLCWindEmmons-Logan Wind, LLC200 MW
Burke Wind, LLCWindBurke Wind LLC199.4 MW
Oliver Wind IVWindOliver Wind IV, LLC198.8 MW
Tatanka Wind Power LLCWindAcciona Wind Energy USA LLC180 MW
R M HeskettNatural GasMontana-Dakota Utilities Co176.4 MW
Thunder Spirit Wind, LLCWindMontana-Dakota Utilities Co155.5 MW
Border Winds Wind FarmWindNorthern States Power Co - Minnesota150 MW
Brady II Wind Energy CenterWindBrady Wind II, LLC150 MW
Brady Wind Energy CenterWindBrady Wind, LLC150 MW
Foxtail Wind, LLCWindFoxtail Wind, LLC150 MW
Lindahl Wind Project, LLCWindEnel Green Power NA, Inc.150 MW
Merricourt Wind Energy CenterWindOtter Tail Power Co150 MW
Rugby Wind Power ProjectWindAvangrid Power LLC149 MW
FPL Energy Ashtabula Wind LLCWindFPL Energy Ashtabula Wind LLC148.5 MW
Ashtabula Wind II LLCWindAshtabula Wind II LLC120 MW
Langdon Renewables, LLCWindFPL Energy Langdon Wind LLC118.5 MW
Prairie Winds ND1WindBasin Electric Power Coop115.5 MW
Glen Ullin Energy CenterWindALLETE Clean Energy106.7 MW
Spiritwood StationNatural GasGreat River Energy106.2 MW
Bison 2 Wind Energy CenterWindALLETE, Inc.105 MW
Bison 3 Wind Energy CenterWindALLETE, Inc.105 MW
Sunflower Wind ProjectWindOnward Energy104 MW
Baldwin Wind LLCWindBaldwin Wind LLC102.4 MW
New Frontier WindWindMeadowlark Wind I LLC100 MW
Oliver Wind III, LLCWindOliver Wind III, LLC99.3 MW
Bison I Wind Energy CenterWindALLETE, Inc.81.8 MW
Ashtabula Wind III LLCWindOtter Tail Power Co62.4 MW
FPL Energy North Dakota Wind I/IIWindFPL Energy North Dakota Wind LLC61.5 MW
FPL Energy Oliver Wind I LLCWindFPL Energy Oliver County Wind50.6 MW
FPL Energy Burleigh County WindWindFPL Energy Burleigh County Wind LLC49.5 MW
Luverne Wind Energy CenterWindOtter Tail Power Co49.5 MW
Wilton Wind II LLCWindWilton Wind II LLC49.5 MW
JamestownOilOtter Tail Power Co48.2 MW
Ashtabula Wind Energy CenterWindOtter Tail Power Co48 MW
FPL Energy Oliver Wind II LLCWindFPL Energy Oliver County Wind II LLC48 MW
Langdon Wind Energy CenterWindOtter Tail Power Co40.5 MW
Langdon Wind II LLCWindFPL Energy Langdon Wind LLC40.5 MW
Cedar Hills Wind FarmWindMontana-Dakota Utilities Co19.5 MW
American Crystal Sugar HillsboroCoalAmerican Crystal Sugar Co13.3 MW
Velva Windfarm LLCWindAcciona Wind Energy USA LLC11.9 MW
EnderlinBiomassArcher Daniels Midland Co9.8 MW
Tesoro Mandan Cogeneration PlantNatural GasTesoro Refining and Marketing Co LLC7.5 MW
American Crystal Sugar DraytonCoalAmerican Crystal Sugar Co6 MW
Glen Ullin Station 6OtherMontana-Dakota Utilities Co5.3 MW
Minot Wind ProjectWindBasin Electric Power Coop4.5 MW
GraftonOilCity of Grafton - (ND)4 MW
HillsboroOilCity of Hillsboro - (ND)4 MW
Kindred SchoolOilKindred Public School2 MW
Dakota MagicOilDakota Magic Casino1.5 MW

Retired plants (6)

PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
Stantonretired 2017CoalGreat River Energy191.2 MW
Grand Forksretired 2012OilMinnkota Power Coop, Inc10.6 MW
Willistonretired 2012Natural GasMontana-Dakota Utilities Co10 MW
Harwoodretired 2012OilMinnkota Power Coop, Inc4.8 MW
Walhallaretired 2012CoalArcher Daniels Midland Co2 MW
Pembina Land Port of Entry Wind Turbineretired 2022WindGeneral Services Administration - Region 81 MW

Under construction (1)

PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
Badger Wind, LLCconstr.WindBadger Wind , LLC250 MW