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Coal Creek Station

Located between Washburn and Underwood, ND, on U.S. highway 83. North Dakota's largest lignite-fired electric generating station, two units.

Owned and operated by Great River Energy, Elk River, MN. Each unit rated at 550,000 kilowatts.

Unit 1 operational in 1979. Unit 2 operational in 1981.

 

Lignite Energy Council, P.O.Box 2277, 1016 E. Owens Avenue, Suite 200, Bismarck, ND 58502

Phone (701) 258-7117 Fax (701) 258-2755