Lonesome Creek Station
McKenzie County, North Dakota · EIA plant ID 57943 · Operator: Basin Electric Power Coop
Nameplate363MWSummer 240 MW
Generators6in service
Net generation842GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor40%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate9,888Btu/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
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.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14.8 | 25.2% | 9,406 |
| 2014 | 99 | 28.2% | 9,631 |
| 2015 | 464.7 | 44.2% | 9,638 |
| 2016 | 657.1 | 62.3% | 10,550 |
| 2017 | 349.3 | 23.0% | 10,205 |
| 2018 | 570.9 | 32.6% | 10,028 |
| 2019 | 861.9 | 49.2% | 9,893 |
| 2020 | 784.1 | 44.6% | 10,025 |
| 2021 | 802.3 | 43.6% | 9,631 |
| 2022 | 659.6 | 31.4% | 9,930 |
| 2023 | 1,155.6 | 55.0% | 9,846 |
| 2024 | 1,125.5 | 53.4% | 9,957 |
| 2025 | 841.7 | 40.0% | 9,888 |
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 ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 60.5 | 40 | Nov 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 60.5 | 40 | Jan 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 60.5 | 40 | Jan 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 60.5 | 40 | May 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 60.5 | 40 | May 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 60.5 | 40 | Oct 2021 | Operating | — | 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 Coop | 100.0% | 363 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sidney MT Plant | retired | 42.6 km |
| Lewis & Clark | 19 MW | 45.2 km |
| Pioneer Generating Station | 897 MW | 55.9 km |
| Bison Generation Station | — | 62.3 km |
| Culbertson Generation Station | 108 MW | 76 km |
| OREG 1 Inc | 30 MW | 76.6 km |