Power plant · North Dakota, United States
Stanton Power Plant
Stanton Power Plant is a closed coal power plant in North Dakota, United States, with 191 MW of capacity, operated by Great River Energy.
Grid connection
It closed in 2017, which freed up a 191 MW grid connection at 230 kV to the grid of Great River Energy, unless it has been reassigned since.
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 | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1967 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2017 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Great River Energy | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 191 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Great River Energy | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 230 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 47.2866, -101.3319 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Stanton is the 8th-largest of 8 power plants in North Dakota and the 904th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 191 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 | 8th of 8 | 5,681 MW | 3.4% |
| United States | 904th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,918th of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 8 mines (6 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazen Mine | Mine | — | Idle | 7.1 km |
| Hazen Mine | Mine | — | Closed | 16 km |
| Center Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 26 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Great River Energy
- Lakefield Junction538 MW
- Pleasant Valley (MN)468 MW
- Dodge County Wind229 MW · permitted
Other power plants in North Dakota
- Coal Creek1,216 MW
- Antelope Valley954 MW
- Pioneer Generation Station897 MW
- Milton R Young734 MW
- Leland Olds656 MW
- Garrison583 MW
- Coyote450 MW
- Bison Generation Station1,518 MW · planned
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.