Pioneer Generation Station

OperatingNatural GasHybrid

Ranked #2 of 5 Natural Gas plants in ND#203 of 2009 nationally

897.3 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (673 MW) + Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (224 MW) operating in Williams, ND — Southwest Power Pool

EIAWD

897.3 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine

2013

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

48.2325, -103.9528

County

Williams, ND

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Basin Electric Power Coop	—	—
Owner(s)	Basin Electric Power Coop	—	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

About

Pioneer Generation Station is a natural gas-fired power plant located in Williams County, North Dakota. The plant, which began operating in 2013, has a total capacity of 897.3 MW across 23 generators. It is owned and operated by Basin Electric Power Cooperative. The plant utilizes both natural gas-fired combustion turbine and natural gas internal combustion engine technologies, making it a hybrid facility. Pioneer Generation Station is the second-largest of five power plants in North Dakota, and ranks 208th out of 945 plants nationally.

The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In its latest year of reported generation, Pioneer Generation Station produced 1,092,231 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 13.8%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $1095.45 per kW, with data sourced from FERC filings.

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