Power plants in North Dakota
56 operating power projects with 11,142 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.
Projects
56
Nameplate capacity
11,142 MW
Counties with a plant
25
Operators
37
Power markets: MISO prices, SPP prices
Capacity by fuel
Wind · 4,979 MW · 42Coal · 4,023 MW · 7Natural gas · 1,552 MW · 5Hydro · 583 MW · 1Other fuels · 4 MW · 1
MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.
Largest power plants in North Dakota
Top 50 · All 56 plants| Plant | Primary fuel | MW | County | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Creek | Coal | 1,210 | McLean | Rainbow Energy Center |
| Antelope Valley | Coal | 954 | Mercer | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| Pioneer Generation Station | Natural gas | 897 | Williams | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| Milton R Young | Coal | 734 | Oliver | Minnkota Power Coop, Inc |
| Leland Olds | Coal | 656 | Mercer | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| Garrison | Hydro | 583 | Mercer | USACE-Omaha |
| Coyote | Coal | 450 | Mercer | Otter Tail Power Co |
| Lonesome Creek Station | Natural gas | 363 | McKenzie | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| Aurora Wind Project | Wind | 299 | Williams | Aurora Wind Project, LLC |
| Badger Wind, LLC | Wind | 250 | McIntosh | Badger Wind , LLC |
North Dakota power plants by fuel
Newest plants in North Dakota
Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.
Badger Wind, LLCWind · 250 MW · McIntosh County · January 2026Bowman WindWind · 200 MW · Bowman County · November 2025Oliver Wind IVWind · 198.8 MW · Oliver County · December 2024Aurora Wind ProjectWind · 298.8 MW · Williams County · January 2021Burke Wind, LLCWind · 199.4 MW · Burke County · December 2020Merricourt Wind Energy CenterWind · 150 MW · McIntosh County · December 2020
Counties with the most capacity
Largest operators in North Dakota
Basin Electric Power Coop6 plants · 2,990 MW
Rainbow Energy Center1 plant · 1,210 MW
Otter Tail Power Co6 plants · 800 MW
Minnkota Power Coop, Inc1 plant · 734 MW
USACE-Omaha1 plant · 583 MW
Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.
All 56 plants in North Dakota, by county
Adams County 1 plant
- Thunder Spirit Wind, LLC Wind · 155.5 MW
Barnes County 3 plants
- FPL Energy Ashtabula Wind LLC Wind · 148.5 MW
- Ashtabula Wind III LLC Wind · 62.4 MW
- Ashtabula Wind Energy Center Wind · 48 MW
Bowman County 2 plants
- Bowman Wind Wind · 200 MW
- Cedar Hills Wind Farm Wind · 19.5 MW
Burke County 1 plant
- Burke Wind, LLC Wind · 199.4 MW
Burleigh County 3 plants
- Baldwin Wind LLC Wind · 102.4 MW
- FPL Energy Burleigh County Wind Wind · 49.5 MW
- Wilton Wind II LLC Wind · 49.5 MW
Cavalier County 3 plants
- Langdon Renewables, LLC Wind · 118.5 MW
- Langdon Wind II LLC Wind · 40.5 MW
- Langdon Wind Energy Center Wind · 40.5 MW
Dickey County 2 plants
- Tatanka Wind Power LLC Wind · 180 MW
- Foxtail Wind, LLC Wind · 150 MW
Emmons County 1 plant
- Emmons-Logan Wind, LLC Wind · 200 MW
LaMoure County 1 plant
- FPL Energy North Dakota Wind I/II Wind · 61.5 MW
McHenry County 2 plants
- New Frontier Wind Wind · 100 MW
- Velva Windfarm LLC Wind · 11.9 MW
McIntosh County 2 plants
- Badger Wind, LLC Wind · 250 MW
- Merricourt Wind Energy Center Wind · 150 MW
McKenzie County 1 plant
- Lonesome Creek Station Natural gas · 363 MW
McLean County 1 plant
- Coal Creek Coal · 1,209.6 MW
Mercer County 4 plants
- Antelope Valley Coal · 954 MW
- Leland Olds Coal · 656 MW
- Garrison Hydro · 583.4 MW
- Coyote Coal · 450 MW
Morton County 9 plants
- Bison 4 Wind Energy Center Wind · 205 MW
- R M Heskett Natural gas · 176.4 MW
- Glen Ullin Energy Center Wind · 106.7 MW
- Bison 2 Wind Energy Center Wind · 105 MW
- Bison 3 Wind Energy Center Wind · 105 MW
- Sunflower Wind Project Wind · 104 MW
- Oliver Wind III, LLC Wind · 99.3 MW
- Bison I Wind Energy Center Wind · 81.8 MW
- Tesoro Mandan Cogeneration Plant Natural gas · 9.3 MW
Oliver County 4 plants
- Milton R Young Coal · 734 MW
- Oliver Wind IV Wind · 198.8 MW
- FPL Energy Oliver Wind I LLC Wind · 50.6 MW
- FPL Energy Oliver Wind II LLC Wind · 48 MW
Pembina County 1 plant
- American Crystal Sugar Drayton Coal · 6 MW
Pierce County 1 plant
- Rugby Wind Power Project Wind · 149 MW
Rolette County 1 plant
- Border Winds Wind Farm Wind · 150 MW
Stark County 2 plants
- Brady II Wind Energy Center Wind · 150 MW
- Brady Wind Energy Center Wind · 150 MW
Steele County 2 plants
- Ashtabula Wind II LLC Wind · 120 MW
- Luverne Wind Energy Center Wind · 49.5 MW
Stutsman County 2 plants
- Courtenay Wind Farm Wind · 200 MW
- Spiritwood Station Natural gas · 106.2 MW
Traill County 2 plants
- American Crystal Sugar Hillsboro Coal · 13.3 MW
- Hillsboro Oil · 4 MW
Ward County 2 plants
- Prairie Winds ND1 Wind · 115.5 MW
- Minot Wind Project Wind · 4.5 MW
Williams County 3 plants
- Pioneer Generation Station Natural gas · 897.3 MW
- Aurora Wind Project Wind · 298.8 MW
- Lindahl Wind Project, LLC Wind · 150 MW
Questions about power plants in North Dakota
How many power plants are in North Dakota?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 56 operating power projects in North Dakota, with 11,142 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.
What is the largest power plant in North Dakota?
Coal Creek in McLean County, with 1,209.6 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is Antelope Valley, with 954 MW.
How much of North Dakota's capacity is coal?
4,023 MW, about 36% of nameplate capacity. 7 projects have coal as their primary fuel.
Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources