🔥 Natural Gas Power Plants in North Dakota
North Dakota operates 6 natural gas power plants totaling 850 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 2.8M MWh.
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.
Plants6operating
Capacity850 MWnameplate
Generation2.8M MWhannual
Where natural gas plants sit in North Dakota
All North Dakota natural gas plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonesome Creek Station | Alexander | Mckenzie County | 363 MW | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| Pioneer Generation Station | Williston | Williams County | 293 MW | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| Spiritwood Station | Spiritwood | Stutsman County | 106 MW | Great River Energy |
| R M Heskett | Mandan | Morton County | 88 MW | Montana-Dakota Utilities Co |
| Williston | Williston | Williams County | — | Montana-Dakota Utilities Co |
| Bison Generation Station | Ray | Williams County | — | Basin Electric Power Coop |