Tesoro Mandan Cogeneration Plant
Natural gas power plant · Morton County, North Dakota
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Other Gases
- Operator
- PAR Petroleum
- County
- Morton County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.08%
- Rank among natural gas plants in North Dakota
- #5 of 5
- EIA plant code
- 52133
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Other Gases | 3.1 MW | 2.8 MW | 1954 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Other Gases | 3.1 MW | 2.8 MW | 1954 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Other Gases | 3.1 MW | 2.8 MW | 1958 | 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
| Velva Windfarm LLC | Wind | 12 MW |
| Enderlin | Other | 9.8 MW |
| American Crystal Sugar Drayton | Coal | 6.0 MW |
| Glen Ullin Station 6 | Other | 5.3 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 9.3 MW solar plant and a 9.3 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