# Lonesome Creek Station

SPP asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/lonesome-creek-station

Basin Electric Power Cooperative - McKenzie County - SPP

Lonesome Creek Station is a natural-gas peaking plant near Watford City in McKenzie County, North Dakota. EIA reports 363 MW of current nameplate capacity and identifies Basin Electric Power Cooperative as operator; Basin reports 270 MW of winter net capacity from six units in its owned-and-operated portfolio. The two figures are different capacity bases, not a single reconciled rating.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 363 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 57943 — plant-57943

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- **Operator:** Basin Electric Power Cooperative

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Basin Electric Power Cooperative — Owner and operator ([source](https://www.basinelectric.com/))

## Sources

- [2025 Annual Report](https://www.basinelectric.com/_files/img/annual-report/AnnualReport2025_WEB.pdf) — Basin Electric Power Cooperative · authoritative — Primary record retained for exact asset identity, capacity basis, or Basin relationship.
- [EIA-860M July 2026](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · authoritative — Primary record retained for exact asset identity, capacity basis, or Basin relationship.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/lonesome-creek-station
Website: [Basin Electric Power Cooperative](https://www.basinelectric.com/)

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