Natural gas power plants in North Dakota

5 operating natural gas power plants in North Dakota with 1,552 MW of natural gas capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

Natural gas capacity

1,552 MW

Net generation, 2025

2.71 TWh

Largest

Pioneer Generation Station

897 MW

Largest natural gas power plants in North Dakota

#	Plant	Natural gas MW	2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025	Capacity factor	Operator
1	Pioneer Generation StationWilliams County	897	1,731	–	Basin Electric Power Coop
2	Lonesome Creek StationMcKenzie County	363	842	26.5%	Basin Electric Power Coop
3	R M HeskettMorton County	176	56.2	3.6%	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
4	Spiritwood StationStutsman County	106	24.9*	31.5%	Great River Energy
5	Tesoro Mandan Cogeneration PlantMorton County	9.3	57.9	–	PAR Petroleum

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

Projects where natural gas is the largest fuel or at least a fifth of nameplate capacity. MW is natural gas 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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