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Summary of Electricity Activity in North Dakota

Summary of North Dakota Generation

North Dakota is ranked #35 out of 51 U.S. states and territories in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

GridInfo.com electricity generation data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to May 2025.

Companies on File44
Plants on File74
Total Generation3.06G MMBtu
Total Sales 2.34G kWh
Total Revenue $195.25M

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Overall National Rank

#35 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

42.7 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

383.1 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in North Dakota

44

North Dakota
Power Plants

74

Natural Gas Rank

#43

Coal Rank

#15

Nuclear Rank

#36

Hydroelectric Rank

#20

Wind Rank

#8

Solar Rank

#48

Monthly Net Generation for North Dakota

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Electricity Sales Distribution

Sales Residential
Sales Commercial
Sales Industrial
Sales Transportation
13.6%39.7%46.7%

Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown

SalesPrice (Avg)Revenue
Residential318.81M kWh13.07 cents/kWh$41.67M
Commercial930.02M kWh7.49 cents/kWh$69.64M
Industrial1.09G kWh7.68 cents/kWh$83.94M
Transportation0 kWh0.00 cents/kWh$0
Total2.34G kWh8.34 cents/kWh$195.25M

* Data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to May 2025.

Production by Source

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Largest 24 Power Plants in North Dakota

RankPlantUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationInitial Operation DateLast UpdateFuel Types
#2Antelope ValleyBasin Electric Power CoopBeulah, North Dakota5.6 TWhJun 1984May 2025 Lignite Coal : 99.4% Natural Gas : 0.6%
#9Aurora Wind ProjectAurora Wind Project, LLCTioga, North Dakota972.2 GWhDec 2020May 2025 Wind
#17Bison 4 Wind Energy CenterALLETE, Inc.New Salem, North Dakota624.2 GWhDec 2014Dec 2024 Wind
#18Border Winds Wind FarmNorthern States Power Co - MinnesotaRolla, North Dakota614.0 GWhJul 2015Dec 2024 Wind
#13Brady II Wind Energy CenterBrady Wind II, LLCDickinson, North Dakota666.8 GWhNov 2016May 2025 Wind
#16Brady Wind Energy CenterBrady Wind, LLCDickinson, North Dakota632.3 GWhOct 2016Dec 2024 Wind
#11Burke Wind, LLCBurke Wind LLCBowbells, North Dakota800.6 GWhNov 2020May 2025 Wind
#1Coal CreekRainbow Energy CenterUnderwood, North Dakota8.0 TWhMay 1979May 2025 Refined Coal : 99.9%
#12Courtenay Wind FarmNorthern States Power Co - MinnesotaCourtenay, North Dakota751.7 GWhNov 2016May 2025 Wind
#6CoyoteOtter Tail Power CoBeulah, North Dakota1.8 TWhApr 1981May 2025 Lignite Coal : 99.7%
#10Emmons-Logan Wind, LLCEmmons-Logan Wind, LLCLinton, North Dakota921.9 GWhNov 2019May 2025 Wind
#15Foxtail Wind, LLCFoxtail Wind, LLCForbes, North Dakota649.8 GWhDec 2019May 2025 Wind
#19FPL Energy Ashtabula Wind LLCFPL Energy Ashtabula Wind LLCLuverne, North Dakota594.1 GWhNov 2008Dec 2024 Wind
#5GarrisonUSACE-OmahaRiverside, North Dakota2.1 TWhDec 1955Dec 2024 Water
#22Langdon Renewables, LLCFPL Energy Langdon Wind LLCLangdon, North Dakota482.4 GWhNov 2007Dec 2024 Wind
#4Leland OldsBasin Electric Power CoopStanton, North Dakota2.7 TWhDec 1965May 2025 Lignite Coal : 99.6%
#20Lindahl Wind Project, LLCEnel Green Power NA, Inc.Tioga, North Dakota526.7 GWhFeb 2017May 2025 Wind
#7Lonesome Creek StationBasin Electric Power CoopAlexander, North Dakota1.1 TWhOct 2013Dec 2024 Natural Gas
#14Merricourt Wind Energy CenterOtter Tail Power CoKulm, North Dakota650.4 GWhNov 2020May 2025 Wind
#3Milton R YoungMinnkota Power Coop, IncCenter, North Dakota4.3 TWhSep 1970May 2025 Lignite Coal : 99.8%
#8Pioneer Generation StationBasin Electric Power CoopWilliston, North Dakota1.1 TWhAug 2013Dec 2024 Natural Gas
#23Sunflower Wind ProjectOnward EnergyMandan, North Dakota450.9 GWhNov 2016May 2025 Wind
#24Tatanka Wind Power LLCAcciona Wind Energy USA LLCAshley, North Dakota449.1 GWhDec 2007May 2025 Wind
#21Thunder Spirit Wind, LLCMontana-Dakota Utilities CoHettinger, North Dakota522.6 GWhNov 2015Dec 2024 Wind
* Data is based on the last 12 months since May 2025.
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Electricity Generation by North Dakota Counties

State RankCounty# Power PlantsNet Generation
Past 12 Months		Net Generation
from Natural Gas		Net Generation
from Wind		Net Generation
from Solar		Net Generation
from Nuclear
#17Adams County, ND1522.6 GWh0.0 Wh522.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#11Barnes County, ND3852.7 GWh0.0 Wh852.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#24Bowman County, ND255.6 GWh0.0 Wh55.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#12Burke County, ND1800.6 GWh0.0 Wh800.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#13Burleigh County, ND3770.4 GWh0.0 Wh770.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#26Cass County, ND2172.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#14Cavalier County, ND3748.2 GWh0.0 Wh748.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#8Dickey County, ND21.1 TWh0.0 Wh1.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#10Emmons County, ND1921.9 GWh0.0 Wh921.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#22LaMoure County, ND1136.7 GWh0.0 Wh136.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#19McHenry County, ND2423.6 GWh0.0 Wh423.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#15McIntosh County, ND2650.4 GWh0.0 Wh650.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#7McKenzie County, ND21.1 TWh1.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#2McLean County, ND28.0 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#1Mercer County, ND612.2 TWh36.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#4Morton County, ND102.7 TWh47.0 GWh2.6 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#3Oliver County, ND45.0 TWh0.0 Wh750.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#25Pembina County, ND342.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#20Pierce County, ND1335.4 GWh0.0 Wh335.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#16Rolette County, ND1614.0 GWh0.0 Wh614.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#6Stark County, ND21.3 TWh0.0 Wh1.3 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#18Steele County, ND2438.2 GWh0.0 Wh438.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#9Stutsman County, ND3949.5 GWh131.5 GWh751.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#23Traill County, ND287.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#21Ward County, ND2328.8 GWh0.0 Wh328.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#5Williams County, ND62.6 TWh1.1 TWh1.5 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since May 2025.
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Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in North Dakota

CityNet Generation# Power Plants
Alexander, North Dakota1.1 TWh1
Beulah, North Dakota7.4 TWh2
Bowbells, North Dakota800.6 GWh1
Center, North Dakota4.6 TWh3
Courtenay, North Dakota751.7 GWh1
Dickinson, North Dakota1.3 TWh2
Forbes, North Dakota649.8 GWh1
Kulm, North Dakota650.4 GWh1
Langdon, North Dakota577.2 GWh2
Linton, North Dakota921.9 GWh1
Luverne, North Dakota1.3 TWh5
Mandan, North Dakota954.0 GWh4
New Salem, North Dakota1.2 TWh4
Riverdale, North Dakota2.1 TWh1
Rolla, North Dakota614.0 GWh1
Stanton, North Dakota2.7 TWh1
Tioga, North Dakota1.5 TWh2
Underwood, North Dakota8.0 TWh1
Williston, North Dakota1.1 TWh1
Wilton, North Dakota770.4 GWh3
* Data is based on the last 12 months since May 2025.
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Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National RankStateNet Generation# Power Plants
#26Arkansas62.5 TWh150
#29Colorado58.5 TWh354
#43Idaho20.3 TWh200
#5Illinois188.1 TWh616
#16Indiana102.6 TWh281
#20Iowa72.6 TWh353
#27Kansas61.3 TWh220
#11Michigan127.2 TWh387
#28Minnesota59.1 TWh909
#22Missouri71.5 TWh184
#40Montana27.3 TWh99
#38Nebraska37.6 TWh153
#32Nevada45.7 TWh157
#36New Mexico38.0 TWh189
#18Oklahoma92.3 TWh179
#42South Dakota21.1 TWh62
#37Utah37.7 TWh184
#14Washington104.0 TWh190
#25Wisconsin65.1 TWh329
#34Wyoming43.9 TWh100

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since May 2025