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Pioneer Generating Station

Williams County, North Dakota · EIA plant ID 57881 · Operator: Basin Electric Power Coop
Natural gasNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineSPPBA: SWPP
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Nameplate897MWSummer 763 MW
Generators23in service
Net generation1,731GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor38%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate9,613Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2013Runs as baseload

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
050100150200GWh201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Capacity factor by year

Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
0%25%50%75%201420162018202020222024202637.5% · 12 mo

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
9,2509,5009,75010,00010,25020142016201820202022202420269,613 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
201322.719.4%10,374
2014110.710.8%9,945
2015202.119.2%10,138
2016305.729.0%9,600
2017263.313.0%10,183
2018398.119.6%10,009
2019506.924.9%10,350
2020498.324.4%9,571
202166232.5%9,946
2022735.736.1%9,800
20231,51374.2%10,065
20241,092.253.4%10,091
20251,731.237.5%9,613

Generators

EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
Gen IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT60.542Sep 2013Operating—coming soon
11Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC9.38.9Jan 2017Operating—coming soon
12Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC9.38.9Jan 2017Operating—coming soon
13Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC9.38.9Jan 2017Operating—coming soon
14Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC9.38.9Jan 2017Operating—coming soon
15Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC9.38.9Jan 2017Operating—coming soon
16Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC9.38.9Jan 2017Operating—coming soon
17Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC9.38.9Jan 2017Operating—coming soon
18Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC9.38.9Jan 2017Operating—coming soon
19Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC9.38.9Jan 2017Operating—coming soon
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT60.542Jan 2014Operating—coming soon
20Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC9.38.9Jan 2017Operating—coming soon
21Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC9.38.9Jan 2017Operating—coming soon
22Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC9.38.9Jan 2017Operating—coming soon
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT60.542Feb 2014Operating—coming soon
31Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC18.818.3Apr 2025Operating—coming soon
32Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC18.818.3Apr 2025Operating—coming soon
33Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC18.818.3Apr 2025Operating—coming soon
34Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC18.818.3Apr 2025Operating—coming soon
35Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC18.818.3Apr 2025Operating—coming soon
36Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC18.818.3Apr 2025Operating—coming soon
4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT245.7210.2Aug 2025Operating—coming soon
5Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT245.7210.2Jun 2025Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Basin Electric Power Coop. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Basin Electric Power Coop100.0%897 MW

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