How big is Antelope Valley?

Antelope Valley reports 954 MW coal of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Aug 2026.

What kind of plant is Antelope Valley?

Antelope Valley is a Conventional Steam Coal facility in Mercer County, ND, participating in the SPP market.

Where is Antelope Valley located?

Antelope Valley is in Mercer County, ND, inside the SPP balancing area.

Who operates Antelope Valley?

Antelope Valley is operated by Basin Electric Power Coop according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Antelope Valley generate?

Antelope Valley reported 5,860.5 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Antelope Valley compare to other plants?

By capacity, Antelope Valley ranks #80 of 205 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #2 of 7 in ND.

Antelope Valley — 954 MW coal plant, Mercer County, ND

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Generation and physical site

EIA plant 6469 · Inventory for Aug 2026.

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Coal: 954 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

Generator records (2)

EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for Antelope Valley
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
1	Conventional Steam Coal	Operating	477	Unknown
2	Conventional Steam Coal	Operating	477	Unknown

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 47.36664, -101.83059
Filed location · EIA: 47.37054, -101.83570

Sources and observation dates

Inventory source: EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)
EIA reporting month: Aug 2026
EIA retrieved: Oct 10, 2026
OSM extract: Oct 9, 2026
OSM last mapped edit: Aug 28, 2025
Map prepared: Oct 10, 2026
Field verification: Not reported

Reporting month describes the inventory. Retrieval and map preparation describe processing; an OSM edit does not establish an in-service date.

EIA source inventory

Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1	477 MW 450 MW summer	Conventional Steam Coal Lignite · ST	Jul 1984	Operating
2	477 MW 450 MW summer	Conventional Steam Coal Lignite · ST	Jul 1986	Operating

Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

Parties and identifiers

OrganizationRoleBasis

Basin Electric Power CooperativePortfolio operatorFinancing covers a portfolio that includes Antelope Valley.

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Basin Electric Power Coop

Entity 1307

Operating portfolio

16 plants

4 states

Reported capacity

6,342.6 MW

Conventional Steam Coal · Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle · Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
Laramie River Station	1,863 MW	WY
Antelope ValleyCurrent	954 MW	ND
Pioneer Generation Station	897.3 MW	ND
Leland Olds	656 MW	ND
Dry Fork Station	483.7 MW	WY
Lonesome Creek Station	363 MW	ND
Deer Creek Station	324 MW	SD
Groton Generation Station	216.4 MW	SD

Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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