Pioneer Generation Station
Natural gas power plant · Williams County, North Dakota
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Basin Electric Power Coop
- County
- Williams County
- Generating units
- 23
- Share of state capacity
- 8.00%
- Rank among natural gas plants in North Dakota
- #1 of 5
- EIA plant code
- 57881
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 246 MW | 210 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| 05 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 246 MW | 210 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| 01 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 42 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| 02 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 42 MW | 2014 | Operating |
| 03 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 42 MW | 2014 | Operating |
| 31 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| 32 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| 33 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| 34 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| 35 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| 36 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| 11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.9 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| 12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.9 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| 13 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.9 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| 14 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.9 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| 15 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.9 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| 16 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.9 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| 17 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.9 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| 18 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.9 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| 19 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.9 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| 20 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.9 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| 21 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.9 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| 22 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.9 MW | 2017 | 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
| Coal Creek | Coal | 1,216 MW |
| Antelope Valley | Coal | 954 MW |
| Milton R Young | Coal | 734 MW |
| Leland Olds | Coal | 656 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 897 MW solar plant and a 897 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