⛏ Coal Power Plants in North Dakota
North Dakota operates 9 coal power plants totaling 4,029 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 22.6M MWh.
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.
Plants9operating
Capacity4,028 MWnameplate
Generation22.6M MWhannual
Where coal plants sit in North Dakota
All North Dakota coal plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Creek | Underwood | Mclean County | 1,216 MW | Rainbow Energy Center |
| Antelope Valley | Beulah | Mercer County | 954 MW | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| Milton R Young | Center | Oliver County | 734 MW | Minnkota Power Coop, Inc |
| Leland Olds | Stanton | Mercer County | 656 MW | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| Coyote | Beulah | Mercer County | 450 MW | Otter Tail Power Co |
| American Crystal Sugar Hillsboro | Hillsboro | Traill County | 13 MW | American Crystal Sugar Co |
| American Crystal Sugar Drayton | Drayton | Pembina County | 6 MW | American Crystal Sugar Co |
| Stanton | Stanton | Mercer County | — | Great River Energy |
| Walhalla | Walhalla | Pembina County | — | Archer Daniels Midland Co |