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Planned natural gas power plants in North Dakota

Developers have proposed 8 natural gas power plants in North Dakota with 4.5 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest planned natural gas power plants in North Dakota

Planned, by capacity

#Natural gas power plantExpected onlineCapacity
1Stanton Thermal2030750 MW
2Stanton Thermal2030750 MW
3Williams Thermal2029745 MW
4Williams Thermal2030745 MW
5Bison Generation Station2029496 MW
6Bison Generation Station2030496 MW
7Bison Generation Station2029263 MW
8Bison Generation Station2030263 MW

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas 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 natural gas power plants in North Dakota

How many natural gas power plants are planned in North Dakota?
Developers have proposed 8 natural gas power plants in North Dakota with 4.5 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in North Dakota?
Stanton Thermal in Stanton County, North Dakota is the largest planned, at 750 MW. It is expected to come online in 2030.
Who is developing natural gas 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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