6th largest plant in North Dakota · 790th nationally
Coyote is a coal power plant in North Dakota with a nameplate capacity of 450 MW. It generates roughly 2.6M MWh per year — enough to power about 245,564 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 65% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2490 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (450 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Coyote |
|---|---|
| Operator | Otter Tail Power Co |
| City | Beulah |
| County | Mercer County |
| State | North Dakota |
| ZIP | 58523 |
| Coordinates | 47.22145, -101.81572 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Lignite | 450 MW | Operating | 1981 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Power Co | Fergus Falls, MN | 3500.0% |
| Minnkota Power Coop, Inc | Grand Forks, ND | 3000.0% |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Bismarck, ND | 2500.0% |
| Northwestern Energy - (Sd) | Sioux Falls, SD | 1000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 3.2M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 13.8k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 6.5k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2490 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
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.