Spiritwood Station
Natural gas power plant · Stutsman County, North Dakota
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Great River Energy
- County
- Stutsman County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.95%
- Rank among natural gas plants in North Dakota
- #4 of 5
- EIA plant code
- 56786
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 106 MW | 94 MW | 2014 | 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
| Prairie Winds ND1 | Wind | 116 MW |
| Glen Ullin Energy Center | Wind | 107 MW |
| Bison 2 Wind Energy Center | Wind | 105 MW |
| Bison 3 Wind Energy Center | Wind | 105 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 106 MW solar plant and a 106 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