Lonesome Creek Station
Natural gas power plant · McKenzie County, North Dakota
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Basin Electric Power Coop
- County
- McKenzie County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 3.23%
- Rank among natural gas plants in North Dakota
- #2 of 5
- EIA plant code
- 57943
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 40 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| 02 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 40 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| 03 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 40 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| 04 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 40 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| 05 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 40 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| 06 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 40 MW | 2021 | 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
| Garrison | Hydro | 583 MW |
| Coyote | Coal | 450 MW |
| Aurora Wind Project | Wind | 299 MW |
| Badger Wind, LLC | Wind | 250 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 363 MW solar plant and a 363 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