🔥 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
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 |