Hillsboro
Other power plant · Traill County, North Dakota
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Hillsboro - (ND)
- County
- Traill County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among other plants in North Dakota
- #5 of 8
- EIA plant code
- 56098
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2002 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in North Dakota
| Minot Wind Project | Wind | 4.5 MW |
| Grafton | Other | 4.0 MW |
| Marvin Composites | Other | 2.5 MW |
| Kindred School | Other | 2.0 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 4.0 MW solar plant and a 4.0 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All North Dakota power plants · What North Dakota actually generates