R M Heskett
Natural gas power plant · Morton County, North Dakota
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
- County
- Morton County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 1.59%
- Rank among natural gas plants in North Dakota
- #3 of 5
- EIA plant code
- 2790
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 88 MW | 88 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 88 MW | 88 MW | 2014 | Operating |
| EMER | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2024 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Oliver Wind IV | Wind | 199 MW |
| Tatanka Wind Power LLC | Wind | 180 MW |
| Thunder Spirit Wind, LLC | Wind | 156 MW |
| Border Winds Wind Farm | Wind | 150 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 178 MW solar plant and a 178 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