Largest power plants in North Dakota

The 50 largest power plants in North Dakota by nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026, with 2025 net generation from EIA-923.

Plants

Nameplate capacity

11,093 MW

Net generation, 2025

42.5 TWh

49 of 50 plants reported

Largest

Coal Creek

1,210 MW

Top 50 by nameplate capacity

#	Plant	MW	2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025	Capacity factor	Operator
1	Coal CreekMcLean County · Coal	1,210	8,238	77.4%	Rainbow Energy Center
2	Antelope ValleyMercer County · Coal	954	5,992	71.7%	Basin Electric Power Coop
3	Pioneer Generation StationWilliams County · Natural gas	897	1,731	–	Basin Electric Power Coop
4	Milton R YoungOliver County · Coal	734	3,724	57.9%	Minnkota Power Coop, Inc
5	Leland OldsMercer County · Coal	656	2,354	41.0%	Basin Electric Power Coop
6	GarrisonMercer County · Hydro	583	2,005	39.2%	USACE-Omaha
7	CoyoteMercer County · Coal	450	2,131	54.1%	Otter Tail Power Co
8	Lonesome Creek StationMcKenzie County · Natural gas	363	842	26.5%	Basin Electric Power Coop
9	Aurora Wind ProjectWilliams County · Wind	299	913	34.9%	Aurora Wind Project, LLC
10	Badger Wind, LLCMcIntosh County · Wind	250	–	–	Badger Wind , LLC
11	Bison 4 Wind Energy CenterMorton County · Wind	205	573	31.9%	ALLETE, Inc.
12	Courtenay Wind FarmStutsman County · Wind	200	423	24.1%	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
13	Emmons-Logan Wind, LLCEmmons County · Wind	200	877	50.1%	Emmons-Logan Wind, LLC
14	Bowman WindBowman County · Wind	200	118*	–	Bowman Wind, LLC
15	Burke Wind, LLCBurke County · Wind	199	782	44.8%	Burke Wind LLC
16	Oliver Wind IVOliver County · Wind	199	799	45.9%	Oliver Wind IV, LLC
17	Tatanka Wind Power LLCDickey County · Wind	180	476	30.2%	Acciona Wind Energy USA LLC
18	R M HeskettMorton County · Natural gas	176	56.2	3.6%	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
19	Thunder Spirit Wind, LLCAdams County · Wind	156	568	41.7%	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
20	Merricourt Wind Energy CenterMcIntosh County · Wind	150	584	44.4%	Otter Tail Power Co
21	Border Winds Wind FarmRolette County · Wind	150	345	26.2%	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
22	Lindahl Wind Project, LLCWilliams County · Wind	150	485	36.9%	Lindahl Wind Project LLC
23	Brady II Wind Energy CenterStark County · Wind	150	640	48.7%	Brady Wind II, LLC
24	Brady Wind Energy CenterStark County · Wind	150	639	48.6%	Brady Wind, LLC
25	Foxtail Wind, LLCDickey County · Wind	150	623	47.4%	Foxtail Wind, LLC
26	Rugby Wind Power ProjectPierce County · Wind	149	348	26.7%	Avangrid Power LLC
27	FPL Energy Ashtabula Wind LLCBarnes County · Wind	149	583	44.8%	FPL Energy Ashtabula Wind LLC
28	Ashtabula Wind II LLCSteele County · Wind	120	364	34.6%	Ashtabula Wind II LLC
29	Langdon Renewables, LLCCavalier County · Wind	119	489	47.1%	FPL Energy Langdon Wind LLC
30	Prairie Winds ND1Ward County · Wind	116	354	35.0%	Basin Electric Power Coop
31	Glen Ullin Energy CenterMorton County · Wind	107	439	47.0%	ALLETE Clean Energy
32	Spiritwood StationStutsman County · Natural gas	106	24.9*	31.5%	Great River Energy
33	Bison 2 Wind Energy CenterMorton County · Wind	105	270	29.3%	ALLETE, Inc.
34	Bison 3 Wind Energy CenterMorton County · Wind	105	268	29.1%	ALLETE, Inc.
35	Sunflower Wind ProjectMorton County · Wind	104	432	47.4%	Onward Energy
36	Baldwin Wind LLCBurleigh County · Wind	102	384	42.8%	Baldwin Wind LLC
37	New Frontier WindMcHenry County · Wind	100	387	44.2%	Meadowlark Wind I LLC
38	Oliver Wind III, LLCMorton County · Wind	99	380	43.7%	Oliver Wind III, LLC
39	Bison I Wind Energy CenterMorton County · Wind	82	196	27.4%	ALLETE, Inc.
40	Ashtabula Wind III LLCBarnes County · Wind	62	120	21.9%	Otter Tail Power Co
41	FPL Energy North Dakota Wind I/IILaMoure County · Wind	62	121	22.4%	FPL Energy North Dakota Wind LLC
42	FPL Energy Oliver Wind I LLCOliver County · Wind	51	182	41.0%	FPL Energy Oliver County Wind
43	FPL Energy Burleigh County WindBurleigh County · Wind	50	186	43.0%	FPL Energy Burleigh County Wind LLC
44	Luverne Wind Energy CenterSteele County · Wind	50	151	34.9%	Otter Tail Power Co
45	Wilton Wind II LLCBurleigh County · Wind	50	201	46.4%	Wilton Wind II LLC
46	FPL Energy Oliver Wind II LLCOliver County · Wind	48	189	45.1%	FPL Energy Oliver County Wind II LLC
47	Ashtabula Wind Energy CenterBarnes County · Wind	48	88.6	21.1%	Otter Tail Power Co
48	Langdon Wind II LLCCavalier County · Wind	41	175	49.3%	FPL Energy Langdon Wind LLC
49	Langdon Wind Energy CenterCavalier County · Wind	41	173	48.7%	Otter Tail Power Co
50	Cedar Hills Wind FarmBowman County · Wind	20	47.6	27.9%	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co

* Fewer than 12 months of 2025 reported, so the total is partial.

MW is the nameplate capacity of operating generators and batteries. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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