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Hydro power plants in North Dakota

North Dakota has 1 operating hydro power plants with 0.6 GW of capacity.

  • Operating1
FargoBismarckGrand ForksWilliston

Under 50 MW50–249 MW250 MW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest hydro power plants in North Dakota

Operating, by capacity

#Hydro power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Garrison1960583 MW

Hydro power plants that came online most recently in North Dakota

Newest first

#Hydro power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Garrison1960583 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks hydro power plants

Operating hydro power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about hydro power plants in North Dakota

How many hydro power plants are in North Dakota?
North Dakota has 1 operating utility-scale hydro power plants with 0.6 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest hydro power plant in North Dakota?
Garrison in Mercer County, North Dakota is the largest, at 583 MW. It came online in 1960.
How many hydro power plants were built in North Dakota in 2025?
0 hydro power plants came online in North Dakota in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing hydro power plants in North Dakota?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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