Power plant · North Dakota, United States
Garrison Power Plant
Garrison Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in North Dakota, United States, with 583 MW of capacity, owned by USACE-Omaha.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Dakota | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1956 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | USACE-Omaha | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | USACE-Omaha | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 583 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Hydroelectric | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 230 kV (levels 230, 115 kV) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 47.4945, -101.4115 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Garrison is the 6th-largest of 8 power plants in North Dakota and the 676th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 583 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 6th of 8 | 5,681 MW | 10% |
| United States | 676th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 813th of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 6 mines (4 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beulah Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 13 km |
| Hazen Mine | Mine | — | Idle | 22 km |
| Hazen Mine | Mine | — | Closed | 25 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from USACE-Omaha
- Oahe786 MW
- Big Bend Dam538 MW
Other power plants in North Dakota
- Coal Creek1,216 MW
- Antelope Valley954 MW
- Pioneer Generation Station897 MW
- Milton R Young734 MW
- Leland Olds656 MW
- Coyote450 MW
- Stanton191 MW
- Bison Generation Station1,518 MW · planned
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.