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Sources of North Dakota utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2021
[1]
Coal (57.1%)
Wind (34.1%)
Hydroelectric (5.2%)
Natural Gas (3.5%)
Other (0.1%)
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of North Dakota, sorted by type and name. In 2021, North Dakota had a total summer capacity of 9,187 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 42,176 GWh. [2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 57.1% coal, 3.5% natural gas, 5.2% hydroelectric and 34.1% wind. Petroleum liquids and waste-heat recovery generated most of the remaining 0.2%. [1]
North Dakota contains the world's largest known deposit of lignite coal, and hosted 4% of U.S. coal extraction in year 2019. It ranked second behind the state of Texas in U.S. crude oil extraction. [3] Natural gas extraction has been growing as well, and exceeded 1 trillion cubic feet for the first time. [4]
North Dakota oil extraction included the flaring of over 200 billion cubic feet of associated petroleum gas in year 2019. [5] Operations were widely distributed throughout the Bakken Formation which underlays the northwest region of the state. This record-high volume of wasted natural gas could have generated over 30,000 GWh of electrical energy, an amount equal to three-quarters of the state's total generation. [6]
Nuclear power stations
North Dakota had no utility-scale plants that used fissile material as a fuel in 2019. [1]
Fossil-fuel power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [7]
Coal and Lignite
A useful map [8] of active and retiring coal generation plants is provided by the Sierra Club.
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Refs | Year Opened |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crystal Sugar - Drayton | Pembina County | 48°35′36″N 97°10′34″W / 48.5932°N 97.1761°W | 6.0 | [9] | 1965 | |
| American Crystal Sugar - Hillsboro | Traill County | 47°26′15″N 97°03′47″W / 47.4376°N 97.0631°W | 13.3 | [10] | 1990 | |
| Antelope Valley Station | Mercer County | 47°22′14″N 101°50′09″W / 47.3705°N 101.8357°W | 900 | [11] | 1984/1986 | |
| Coal Creek Station | McLean County | 47°22′40″N 101°09′26″W / 47.3777°N 101.1571°W | 1150 | [12] | 1979/1980 | |
| Coyote Station | Mercer County | 47°13′17″N 101°48′57″W / 47.2214°N 101.8157°W | 430 | [13] | 1981 | |
| Leland Olds Station | Mercer County | 47°16′51″N 101°19′16″W / 47.2808°N 101.3212°W | 650 | [14] | 1966/1975 | |
| Milton R. Young Station | Oliver County | 47°03′57″N 101°12′47″W / 47.0659°N 101.2131°W | 680 | [15] | 1970/1977 |
Natural Gas and Petroleum
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Fuel Type |
Generation Type |
Number Of Units |
Refs | Year Opened |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Creek Plant | McLean County | 47°22′40″N 101°09′26″W / 47.3778°N 101.1571°W | 6.0 | petroleum | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 2 | 2016 | ||
| Grafton Plant | Walsh County | 48°25′48″N 97°24′12″W / 48.4300°N 97.4033°W | 4.0 | petroleum | Reciprocating Engine (x4) | 4 | 1937/1949/ 1956 |
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| Hillsboro Plant | Traill County | 47°23′49″N 97°03′38″W / 47.3970°N 97.0606°W | 4.0 | petroleum | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 2 | 2002 | ||
| Jamestown GT | Stutsman County | 46°54′21″N 98°39′44″W / 46.9057°N 98.6622°W | 41.7 | petroleum | Simple Cycle (x2) | 2 | 1976/1978 | ||
| Lonesome Creek Station | McKenzie County | 47°47′48″N 103°34′43″W / 47.7967°N 103.5786°W | 200 | gas | Simple Cycle (x5) | 5 | [16] | 2013/2015/ 2017 |
|
| Pioneer Generating Station | Williams County | 48°13′57″N 103°57′10″W / 48.2326°N 103.9528°W | 337 | gas, petroleum |
Simple Cycle (x3) Reciprocating Engine (x12) |
15 | [17] | 2014/2017 | |
| Spiritwood Station | Stutsman County | 46°55′35″N 98°29′59″W / 46.9264°N 98.4997°W | 100 | gas | Steam Turbine | 1 | [18] [19] | 2014 | originally coal-fired. convert to gas in 2017. [20] |
Renewable power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [7]
Hydroelectric
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Refs | Year Opened |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Hydro Power Plant | Mercer County | 47°29′40″N 101°24′41″W / 47.4945°N 101.4115°W | 510 | [21] | 1956/1960 | USACE owned and managed [22] |
Wind
Also see Wind Industry of North Dakota Map. [23]
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Turbine Spec |
Number of Units |
Refs | Year opened |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtabula Wind Farm (I-III) | Barnes County Griggs County Steele County |
46°39′N 98°00′W / 46.650°N 98.000°W | 378 | GE 1.5-91, GE 1.5-91 |
250 | [24] | 2008/2009/ 2010 |
|
| Aurora Wind Farm | Williams County Mountrail County |
48°21′N 102°56′W / 48.350°N 102.933°W | 299 | Nordex N149/4.8 | 71 | [25] | 2021 | |
| Baldwin Wind Farm (I-II) (aka Wilton Wind Farm) |
Burleigh County | 47°03′N 100°30′W / 47.050°N 100.500°W | 99 | GE 1.5-77, GE 1.5-77, GE 1.6-91 |
66 | [26] | 2005/2006/ 2010 |
|
| Bison Wind Energy Center (I-IV) | Morton County | 47°10′N 101°17′W / 47.167°N 101.283°W | 497 | Siemens SWT-2.3-101, Siemens SWT-3.0-101, Siemens SWT-3.2-113 |
165 | [27] [28] | 2010/2012/ 2015 |
|
| Border Winds Wind Farm | Rolette County | 48°59′N 99°34′W / 48.983°N 99.567°W | 150 | Vestas V100-2.0 | 75 | [29] | 2016 | |
| Brady Wind Farm (I-II) | Stark County | 46°42′N 102°46′W / 46.700°N 102.767°W | 299 | GE 1.715-103, GE 2.0-116 |
159 | [30] | 2016 | |
| Cedar Hills Wind Farm | Bowman County | 46°15′N 103°46′W / 46.250°N 103.767°W | 19.5 | GE 1.5-77 | 13 | [31] | 2010 | |
| Courtenay Wind Farm | Stutsman County | 46°54′N 98°47′W / 46.900°N 98.783°W | 200 | Vestas V100-2.0 | 100 | [32] [33] | 2016 | |
| Emmons-Logan Wind Farm | Emmons County Logan County |
46°25′N 99°56′W / 46.417°N 99.933°W | 216.4 | GE 1.72-103, GE 2.72-116 |
123 | 2019 | ||
| Foxtrail Wind | Dickey County | 46°05′N 98°52′W / 46.083°N 98.867°W | 150 | Vestas V110-2.0 | 75 | [23] | 2019 | |
| Glen Ullin Energy Center | Morton County Mercer County |
46°58′N 101°49′W / 46.967°N 101.817°W | 107 | GE 2.5-116 | 43 | 2019 | ||
| Langdon Wind Energy Center | Cavalier County | 46°06′N 98°31′W / 46.100°N 98.517°W | 200 | GE 1.5-77, GE 1.62-87, GE 1.62-91 |
133 | [23] | 2007/2008 | |
| Lindahl Wind Farm | Williams County | 48°24′N 102°56′W / 48.400°N 102.933°W | 150 | Vestas V100-2.0 | 75 | [34] [35] | 2017 | |
| Luverne Wind Farm (adjacent to Ashtabula) |
Steele County | 47°25′N 98°06′W / 47.417°N 98.100°W | 49.5 | GE 1.5-82.5 | 33 | [36] | 2009 | |
| Merricourt Wind Project | Dickey County | 46°12′N 98°45′W / 46.200°N 98.750°W | 150 | Vestas V110-2.0 | 75 | [23] | 2020 | |
| New Frontier Wind | McHenry County | 48°04′N 100°48′W / 48.067°N 100.800°W | 99 | Vestas V126-3.45 | 29 | [37] | 2018 | |
| North Dakota Wind (I-II) | LaMoure County | 46°20′N 98°52′W / 46.333°N 98.867°W | 61.5 | GE 1.5-70.5 | 41 | [23] | 2003 | |
| Northern Divide (Burke) Wind Project | Divide County, Burke County |
48°49′N 102°58′W / 48.817°N 102.967°W | 193 | GE 1.7-103, GE 2.72-116 |
74 | [23] | 2020 | |
| Oliver Wind Energy Center (I-III) | Oliver County | 47°09′N 101°20′W / 47.150°N 101.333°W | 198 | Siemens SWT-2.3-108, GE 1.6-91, GE 1.79-100, GE 2.0-116 |
102 | [23] | 2006/2007/ 2017 |
|
| Prairie Winds Wind Farm (I-II) | Ward County | 48°14′N 101°17′W / 48.233°N 101.283°W | 122.6 | GE 1.5-77, GE 1.5-82.5, Nordex N60 |
82 | [23] | 2002/2009 | |
| Rugby Wind Farm | Pierce County | 48°22′N 100°00′W / 48.367°N 100.000°W | 149.1 | Suzlon S88 | 71 | [23] | 2009 | |
| Sunflower Wind Farm | Morton County | 46°50′N 102°04′W / 46.833°N 102.067°W | 104 | Vestas V100-2.0 | 52 | [23] | 2016 | |
| Tatanka Wind Farm | Dickey County McIntosh County |
45°56′N 98°58′W / 45.933°N 98.967°W | 91.5* | Acciona AW82/1500 | 65 | [23] | 2008 | * portion in North Dakota |
| Thunder Spirit Wind Farm (I-II) | Adams County | 46°19′N 102°31′W / 46.317°N 102.517°W | 155.5 | Nordex N100, Nordex N117/3000 |
59 | [38] [39] [40] | 2015/2018 | |
| Velva Wind Farm | McHenry County | 48°05′N 100°55′W / 48.083°N 100.917°W | 11.9 | Vestas V47-0.66 | 18 | [23] | 2005 |
Solar
There are currently no operating utility-scale solar farms in North Dakota. National Grid Renewables, formerly known as Geronimo Energy, has been developing several potential projects within the state, including the 200 MW Harmony Solar Project in Cass county and the 128 MW Wild Spring Solar Project in Pennington county. [41] [42]
References
- ^ a b c "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, North Dakota, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–21". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ "North Dakota Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "North Dakota Electricity Profile Analysis". U.S. EIA. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Natural gas gross withdrawals - Gross Withdrawals data series". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "Natural gas gross withdrawals - Vented and Flared data series". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "FAQ-How much coal, natural gas, or petroleum is used to generate a kilowatthour of electricity?". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ a b Energy Information Administration (15 September 2020). "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)". eia.gov. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
- ^ Sierra Club - Beyond Coal
- ^ "Drayton Factory". American Crystal Sugar Company. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "Hillsboro Factory". American Crystal Sugar Company. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "Antelope Valley Station". Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Coal Creek Station". Great River Energy. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Coyote Station". Minnkota Power Cooperative. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Leland Olds Station". Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Milton R. Young Station". Minnkota Power Cooperative. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Lonesome Creek Station". Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Pioneer Generating Station". Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Spiritwood Station". Minnkota Power Cooperative. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Spiritwood Station". U.S. EIA. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ Keith Norman (2020-05-08). "Spiritwood station converting to natural gas". Jamestown Sun. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Garrison Dam and Power Plant". Great Plains Energy Corridor/Bismarck State College. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Garrison Dam & Lake Sakakawea - Hydropower at Garrison". US Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "WIND project map" (PDF). Wind Industry of North Dakota. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Ashtabula Wind Energy Center". www.renewable-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Aurora Wind Farm". Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ "Baldwin Wind Farm". openei.org. NREL/U.S.DOE. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Bison Wind Energy Center". Minnesota Power. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Minnesota Power wind farm in North Dakota is complete". The Duluth News Tribune. January 19, 2015.
- ^ Stephanie Rank (2016-07-19). "Xcel Energy opens 19,000 acre Border Winds Farm". www.kfyrtv.com. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ Stephanie Rank (2016-09-20). "NextEra Energy nears completion of Brady Wind Farm project in ND". www.kfyrtv.com. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
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- ^ "Electric Generation - Thunder Spirit Wind". Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ Nordex to supply 43, 2.5 MW turbines for Thunder Spirit project in North Dakota
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- ^ Patrick Springer (2019-02-27). "North Dakota's first commercial solar energy project gets OK". inforum.com.
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Sources of North Dakota utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2021
[1]
Coal (57.1%)
Wind (34.1%)
Hydroelectric (5.2%)
Natural Gas (3.5%)
Other (0.1%)
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of North Dakota, sorted by type and name. In 2021, North Dakota had a total summer capacity of 9,187 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 42,176 GWh. [2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 57.1% coal, 3.5% natural gas, 5.2% hydroelectric and 34.1% wind. Petroleum liquids and waste-heat recovery generated most of the remaining 0.2%. [1]
North Dakota contains the world's largest known deposit of lignite coal, and hosted 4% of U.S. coal extraction in year 2019. It ranked second behind the state of Texas in U.S. crude oil extraction. [3] Natural gas extraction has been growing as well, and exceeded 1 trillion cubic feet for the first time. [4]
North Dakota oil extraction included the flaring of over 200 billion cubic feet of associated petroleum gas in year 2019. [5] Operations were widely distributed throughout the Bakken Formation which underlays the northwest region of the state. This record-high volume of wasted natural gas could have generated over 30,000 GWh of electrical energy, an amount equal to three-quarters of the state's total generation. [6]
Nuclear power stations
North Dakota had no utility-scale plants that used fissile material as a fuel in 2019. [1]
Fossil-fuel power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [7]
Coal and Lignite
A useful map [8] of active and retiring coal generation plants is provided by the Sierra Club.
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Refs | Year Opened |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crystal Sugar - Drayton | Pembina County | 48°35′36″N 97°10′34″W / 48.5932°N 97.1761°W | 6.0 | [9] | 1965 | |
| American Crystal Sugar - Hillsboro | Traill County | 47°26′15″N 97°03′47″W / 47.4376°N 97.0631°W | 13.3 | [10] | 1990 | |
| Antelope Valley Station | Mercer County | 47°22′14″N 101°50′09″W / 47.3705°N 101.8357°W | 900 | [11] | 1984/1986 | |
| Coal Creek Station | McLean County | 47°22′40″N 101°09′26″W / 47.3777°N 101.1571°W | 1150 | [12] | 1979/1980 | |
| Coyote Station | Mercer County | 47°13′17″N 101°48′57″W / 47.2214°N 101.8157°W | 430 | [13] | 1981 | |
| Leland Olds Station | Mercer County | 47°16′51″N 101°19′16″W / 47.2808°N 101.3212°W | 650 | [14] | 1966/1975 | |
| Milton R. Young Station | Oliver County | 47°03′57″N 101°12′47″W / 47.0659°N 101.2131°W | 680 | [15] | 1970/1977 |
Natural Gas and Petroleum
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Fuel Type |
Generation Type |
Number Of Units |
Refs | Year Opened |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Creek Plant | McLean County | 47°22′40″N 101°09′26″W / 47.3778°N 101.1571°W | 6.0 | petroleum | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 2 | 2016 | ||
| Grafton Plant | Walsh County | 48°25′48″N 97°24′12″W / 48.4300°N 97.4033°W | 4.0 | petroleum | Reciprocating Engine (x4) | 4 | 1937/1949/ 1956 |
||
| Hillsboro Plant | Traill County | 47°23′49″N 97°03′38″W / 47.3970°N 97.0606°W | 4.0 | petroleum | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 2 | 2002 | ||
| Jamestown GT | Stutsman County | 46°54′21″N 98°39′44″W / 46.9057°N 98.6622°W | 41.7 | petroleum | Simple Cycle (x2) | 2 | 1976/1978 | ||
| Lonesome Creek Station | McKenzie County | 47°47′48″N 103°34′43″W / 47.7967°N 103.5786°W | 200 | gas | Simple Cycle (x5) | 5 | [16] | 2013/2015/ 2017 |
|
| Pioneer Generating Station | Williams County | 48°13′57″N 103°57′10″W / 48.2326°N 103.9528°W | 337 | gas, petroleum |
Simple Cycle (x3) Reciprocating Engine (x12) |
15 | [17] | 2014/2017 | |
| Spiritwood Station | Stutsman County | 46°55′35″N 98°29′59″W / 46.9264°N 98.4997°W | 100 | gas | Steam Turbine | 1 | [18] [19] | 2014 | originally coal-fired. convert to gas in 2017. [20] |
Renewable power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [7]
Hydroelectric
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Refs | Year Opened |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Hydro Power Plant | Mercer County | 47°29′40″N 101°24′41″W / 47.4945°N 101.4115°W | 510 | [21] | 1956/1960 | USACE owned and managed [22] |
Wind
Also see Wind Industry of North Dakota Map. [23]
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW) |
Turbine Spec |
Number of Units |
Refs | Year opened |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtabula Wind Farm (I-III) | Barnes County Griggs County Steele County |
46°39′N 98°00′W / 46.650°N 98.000°W | 378 | GE 1.5-91, GE 1.5-91 |
250 | [24] | 2008/2009/ 2010 |
|
| Aurora Wind Farm | Williams County Mountrail County |
48°21′N 102°56′W / 48.350°N 102.933°W | 299 | Nordex N149/4.8 | 71 | [25] | 2021 | |
| Baldwin Wind Farm (I-II) (aka Wilton Wind Farm) |
Burleigh County | 47°03′N 100°30′W / 47.050°N 100.500°W | 99 | GE 1.5-77, GE 1.5-77, GE 1.6-91 |
66 | [26] | 2005/2006/ 2010 |
|
| Bison Wind Energy Center (I-IV) | Morton County | 47°10′N 101°17′W / 47.167°N 101.283°W | 497 | Siemens SWT-2.3-101, Siemens SWT-3.0-101, Siemens SWT-3.2-113 |
165 | [27] [28] | 2010/2012/ 2015 |
|
| Border Winds Wind Farm | Rolette County | 48°59′N 99°34′W / 48.983°N 99.567°W | 150 | Vestas V100-2.0 | 75 | [29] | 2016 | |
| Brady Wind Farm (I-II) | Stark County | 46°42′N 102°46′W / 46.700°N 102.767°W | 299 | GE 1.715-103, GE 2.0-116 |
159 | [30] | 2016 | |
| Cedar Hills Wind Farm | Bowman County | 46°15′N 103°46′W / 46.250°N 103.767°W | 19.5 | GE 1.5-77 | 13 | [31] | 2010 | |
| Courtenay Wind Farm | Stutsman County | 46°54′N 98°47′W / 46.900°N 98.783°W | 200 | Vestas V100-2.0 | 100 | [32] [33] | 2016 | |
| Emmons-Logan Wind Farm | Emmons County Logan County |
46°25′N 99°56′W / 46.417°N 99.933°W | 216.4 | GE 1.72-103, GE 2.72-116 |
123 | 2019 | ||
| Foxtrail Wind | Dickey County | 46°05′N 98°52′W / 46.083°N 98.867°W | 150 | Vestas V110-2.0 | 75 | [23] | 2019 | |
| Glen Ullin Energy Center | Morton County Mercer County |
46°58′N 101°49′W / 46.967°N 101.817°W | 107 | GE 2.5-116 | 43 | 2019 | ||
| Langdon Wind Energy Center | Cavalier County | 46°06′N 98°31′W / 46.100°N 98.517°W | 200 | GE 1.5-77, GE 1.62-87, GE 1.62-91 |
133 | [23] | 2007/2008 | |
| Lindahl Wind Farm | Williams County | 48°24′N 102°56′W / 48.400°N 102.933°W | 150 | Vestas V100-2.0 | 75 | [34] [35] | 2017 | |
| Luverne Wind Farm (adjacent to Ashtabula) |
Steele County | 47°25′N 98°06′W / 47.417°N 98.100°W | 49.5 | GE 1.5-82.5 | 33 | [36] | 2009 | |
| Merricourt Wind Project | Dickey County | 46°12′N 98°45′W / 46.200°N 98.750°W | 150 | Vestas V110-2.0 | 75 | [23] | 2020 | |
| New Frontier Wind | McHenry County | 48°04′N 100°48′W / 48.067°N 100.800°W | 99 | Vestas V126-3.45 | 29 | [37] | 2018 | |
| North Dakota Wind (I-II) | LaMoure County | 46°20′N 98°52′W / 46.333°N 98.867°W | 61.5 | GE 1.5-70.5 | 41 | [23] | 2003 | |
| Northern Divide (Burke) Wind Project | Divide County, Burke County |
48°49′N 102°58′W / 48.817°N 102.967°W | 193 | GE 1.7-103, GE 2.72-116 |
74 | [23] | 2020 | |
| Oliver Wind Energy Center (I-III) | Oliver County | 47°09′N 101°20′W / 47.150°N 101.333°W | 198 | Siemens SWT-2.3-108, GE 1.6-91, GE 1.79-100, GE 2.0-116 |
102 | [23] | 2006/2007/ 2017 |
|
| Prairie Winds Wind Farm (I-II) | Ward County | 48°14′N 101°17′W / 48.233°N 101.283°W | 122.6 | GE 1.5-77, GE 1.5-82.5, Nordex N60 |
82 | [23] | 2002/2009 | |
| Rugby Wind Farm | Pierce County | 48°22′N 100°00′W / 48.367°N 100.000°W | 149.1 | Suzlon S88 | 71 | [23] | 2009 | |
| Sunflower Wind Farm | Morton County | 46°50′N 102°04′W / 46.833°N 102.067°W | 104 | Vestas V100-2.0 | 52 | [23] | 2016 | |
| Tatanka Wind Farm | Dickey County McIntosh County |
45°56′N 98°58′W / 45.933°N 98.967°W | 91.5* | Acciona AW82/1500 | 65 | [23] | 2008 | * portion in North Dakota |
| Thunder Spirit Wind Farm (I-II) | Adams County | 46°19′N 102°31′W / 46.317°N 102.517°W | 155.5 | Nordex N100, Nordex N117/3000 |
59 | [38] [39] [40] | 2015/2018 | |
| Velva Wind Farm | McHenry County | 48°05′N 100°55′W / 48.083°N 100.917°W | 11.9 | Vestas V47-0.66 | 18 | [23] | 2005 |
Solar
There are currently no operating utility-scale solar farms in North Dakota. National Grid Renewables, formerly known as Geronimo Energy, has been developing several potential projects within the state, including the 200 MW Harmony Solar Project in Cass county and the 128 MW Wild Spring Solar Project in Pennington county. [41] [42]
References
- ^ a b c "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, North Dakota, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–21". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ "North Dakota Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "North Dakota Electricity Profile Analysis". U.S. EIA. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Natural gas gross withdrawals - Gross Withdrawals data series". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "Natural gas gross withdrawals - Vented and Flared data series". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "FAQ-How much coal, natural gas, or petroleum is used to generate a kilowatthour of electricity?". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ a b Energy Information Administration (15 September 2020). "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)". eia.gov. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
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