# North Dakota Data Center Permits Tracker Source: https://savrn.com/data-center-permits-tracker/north-dakota Markdown alternate of the page above; the site index is https://savrn.com/llms.txt --- SAVRN Tracker # North Dakota Data Center Permits Tracker North Dakota has 5,840 MW of generation and storage requested in the interconnection queue and 1,922 MW of generation planned within 36 months. Every row below links to its primary source. Last checked Oct 25, 2026 0 Data center & substation permits of 0 total utility-scale permits tracked here 5,840MW In the interconnection queue 19 active generation and storage positions 1,922MW Planned generation 8 EIA-860M generators due within 36 months #14 of 51 states with anything on record Ranked by data center & substation permit count ## Where the activity is Ranked by row count. Counts are never mixed with the MW figures above. ### Top counties · queue, substation & state air rows Cass 3 Williams 3 Dickey 2 South Heart 2 Stanton 2 Burke 1 Max 1 Mercer 1 ## Interconnection queue in North Dakota 5,840 MW requested across 19 active generation and storage positions. Withdrawn and in-service rows are left out, matching the national page. | ISO | Project | Fuel | MW | Status | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | SPP | ERAS-2025-011Stanton County | Natural gas | 750 MW | Eras | | | SPP | ERAS-2025-012Stanton County | Natural gas | 750 MW | Eras | | | SPP | GEN-2024-081Williams County | Natural gas | 745 MW | Disis stage | | | SPP | GEN-2024-082Williams County | Natural gas | 745 MW | Disis stage | | | MISO | BISONNORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANYCass County | Other hybrids | 481 MW | Active; not started | | | MISO | EllendaleMONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO.MDUDickey County | Onshore wind | 300 MW | Active | | | SPP | GEN-2024-141Mercer County | Onshore wind | 212 MW | Disis stage | | | SPP | GEN-2026-SR33Oliver County County | Battery storage | 202 MW | Special study | | | SPP | GEN-2024-327Ward County | Battery storage | 200 MW | Disis stage | | | SPP | GEN-2024-329Williams County | Battery storage | 200 MW | Disis stage | | | MISO | Buffalo 115 kVOTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY OTPCass County | Onshore wind | 200 MW | Active | | | MISO | BISONNORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANYCass County | Battery storage | 200 MW | Active | | | MISO | Ellendale 345MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO.MDUStutsman County | Onshore wind | 200 MW | Pending revision approval; not started | | | MISO | Hankinson - Wahpeton 230.0kVOTTER TAIL POWER COMPANYRichland County | Other hybrids | 172 MW | Active | | | SPP | GEN-2023-SR4Burke County | Battery storage | 170 MW | Ia fully executed/on schedule | | | SPP | GEN-2026-SR6South Heart County | Battery storage | 150 MW | Special study | | | SPP | GEN-2026-SR7South Heart County | Battery storage | 150 MW | Special study | | | SPP | GEN-2025-GR5Minot County | Onshore wind | 8 MW | Special study | | | SPP | GEN-2025-GR3Max County | Onshore wind | 5 MW | Special study | | ## Planned generation in North Dakota 1,922 MW across 8 EIA-860M generators scheduled to enter service within 36 months. | Plant | Technology | MW | Planned | Status | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Bison Generation StationWilliams County | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 496 MW | Feb 2029 | Regulatory approvals pending. Not under construction | | | Abercrombie SolarRichland County | Solar Photovoltaic | 295 MW | Aug 2028 | Regulatory approvals pending. Not under construction | | | Bison Generation StationWilliams County | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 263 MW | Feb 2029 | Regulatory approvals pending. Not under construction | | | New Salem Wind IIMorton County | Onshore Wind Turbine | 226 MW | Dec 2028 | Planned for installation, but regulatory approvals not initiated | | | Red Butte WindMorton County | Onshore Wind Turbine | 202 MW | Dec 2027 | Planned for installation, but regulatory approvals not initiated | | | New Salem Wind IMorton County | Onshore Wind Turbine | 200 MW | Dec 2028 | Planned for installation, but regulatory approvals not initiated | | | Emmons-Logan Energy StorageEmmons County | Batteries | 140 MW | Dec 2026 | Under construction, more than 50 percent complete | | | Northern Divide Energy StorageBurke County | Batteries | 100 MW | Dec 2026 | Under construction, more than 50 percent complete | | ## Other filings in North Dakota ### State air permits (1) | Facility | Agency | Generators | Status | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ELN Generation Plant (Applied Digital Corporation), 9663 87th Ave. SEDickey County | ND DEQ Division of Air Quality | | Draft | | ### Where North Dakota stands Across the whole tracker, 738 data center and substation permits are on record in 51 states and DC. North Dakota accounts for 0 of them, ranking #14 by that count. Ranking measures documented permit activity, not the size of the eventual buildout. [← PreviousNorth Carolina](https://savrn.com/data-center-permits-tracker/north-carolina) [Next →Ohio](https://savrn.com/data-center-permits-tracker/ohio) The SAVRN reference set ## Seven references, one system Capital, delay, policy, water, grid, permits and scarcity are one system seen from seven sides. Each reference is primary-sourced, refreshed on a schedule, and links into the others, so a project can be followed from the money committed to the docket that stopped it. Capital Atlas Who is funding AI data centers: capital providers, named sites, financing transactions, and the blocked-and-delayed record, state by state and company by company. [Open the atlas →](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas) Delay Watchlist Project-level slippage: named projects, jurisdictional actions, utility and federal dockets, SEC disclosures, and the interconnection queue. Open the watchlist → Moratorium Tracker The policy layer: every state measure and local moratorium mapped and cited, with one page per state. Open the tracker → Water Tracker Every federal, state, local and interstate water measure that touches a data center, plus a fifty-state water ledger. Open the water tracker → Grid Operator Watchlist ERCOT, PJM, MISO, CAISO, SPP, NYISO, ISO-NE and FERC: the large-load rules, filings and queue positions that decide whether a site can energize. Open the watchlist → SAVRN Scarcity Tracker Eleven primary-sourced indicators of AI infrastructure scarcity, one composite index, read against the token index, SAVRN's own cost basis and the frontier ceiling. Open the scarcity tracker → Have a specific address? 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