Coal power plants in North Dakota

7 operating coal power plants in North Dakota with 4,023 MW of coal capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

Coal capacity

4,023 MW

Net generation, 2025

22.6 TWh

Largest

Coal Creek

1,210 MW

Largest coal power plants in North Dakota

#	Plant	Coal MW	2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025	Capacity factor	Operator
1	Coal CreekMcLean County	1,210	8,238	77.4%	Rainbow Energy Center
2	Antelope ValleyMercer County	954	5,992	71.7%	Basin Electric Power Coop
3	Milton R YoungOliver County	734	3,724	57.9%	Minnkota Power Coop, Inc
4	Leland OldsMercer County	656	2,354	41.0%	Basin Electric Power Coop
5	CoyoteMercer County	450	2,131	54.1%	Otter Tail Power Co
6	American Crystal Sugar HillsboroTraill County	13	85.2	73.2%	American Crystal Sugar Co
7	American Crystal Sugar DraytonPembina County	6.0	42.8	81.5%	American Crystal Sugar Co

Projects where coal is the largest fuel or at least a fifth of nameplate capacity. MW is coal nameplate only; net generation covers the whole project. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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