U.S. RANK #35 · ND 0.13% OF U.S. GENERATION
North Dakota Electricity Generation & Grid Mix
In 2025, North Dakota (ND) generated 42.52 TWh of electricity (0.13% of U.S. generation, ranked #35 among U.S. states). Its #1 electricity source was Coal at 22.58 TWh (53.1% of state output), while low-carbon sources supplied 41.3%.
2025 Generation 42.52 TWh U.S. Rank #35
#1 Power Source Coal 53.1% (22.6 TWh)
Low-Carbon Share 41.3% Wind + Solar: 36.2%
Fossil Share 58.7% 5Y Gen Change: +0.8%
CO2 Intensity 468 gCO2/kWh 19.9 Mt CO2 total
2025 North Dakota Grid Fuel Mix Breakdown (100% = 42.52 TWh)
Coal: 53.1% (22.58 TWh)
Wind: 36.2% (15.38 TWh)
Natural Gas: 5.3% (2.27 TWh)
Hydroelectric: 5.2% (2.19 TWh)
Oil & Other Fossil: 0.2% (0.10 TWh)
Solar: 0.0% (0.00 TWh)
GRID TELEMETRY · 2025 GENERATION MIX & 2000-2025 SERIES
41.3% Low-Carbon
North Dakota (ND) Electricity Generation by Source (2025)
2025 Total Output: 42.52 TWh · Carbon Intensity: 468 gCO2/kWh
Coal
22.58 TWh 53.1% -8%
Wind
15.38 TWh 36.2% +13%
Natural Gas
2.27 TWh 5.3% +52%
Hydroelectric
2.19 TWh 5.2% -11%
Oil & Other Fossil
0.10 TWh 0.2% -5%
Solar
0.00 TWh 0.0% +318%
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North Dakota Historical Electricity Generation by Fuel (2001-2025)
| Year | Total (TWh) | Coal | Gas | Nuclear | Hydro | Wind | Solar | Clean % | gCO2/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.52 | 22.58 | 2.27 | 0.00 | 2.19 | 15.38 | 0.00 | 41.3% | 468 |
| 2024 | 42.56 | 23.18 | 2.44 | 0.00 | 2.06 | 14.76 | 0.00 | 39.5% | 482 |
| 2023 | 42.07 | 22.53 | 2.83 | 0.00 | 2.12 | 14.48 | 0.00 | 39.5% | 479 |
| 2022 | 44.40 | 24.83 | 1.45 | 0.00 | 1.79 | 16.25 | 0.00 | 40.6% | 481 |
| 2021 | 43.04 | 24.40 | 1.58 | 0.00 | 1.99 | 14.94 | 0.00 | 39.3% | 490 |
| 2020 | 42.18 | 24.50 | 1.49 | 0.00 | 2.45 | 13.63 | 0.00 | 38.1% | 500 |
| 2019 | 41.15 | 25.15 | 1.47 | 0.00 | 3.18 | 11.21 | 0.00 | 35.0% | 526 |
| 2018 | 42.62 | 27.54 | 1.02 | 0.00 | 3.18 | 10.73 | 0.00 | 32.6% | 549 |
| 2017 | 41.51 | 26.76 | 0.68 | 0.00 | 2.58 | 11.36 | 0.00 | 33.6% | 543 |
| 2016 | 37.86 | 26.58 | 1.07 | 0.00 | 1.91 | 8.17 | 0.00 | 26.6% | 595 |
| 2015 | 37.16 | 27.73 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 2.09 | 6.51 | 0.00 | 23.2% | 627 |
| 2014 | 36.47 | 27.39 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 2.53 | 6.20 | 0.00 | 24.0% | 625 |
| 2013 | 35.03 | 27.48 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 1.85 | 5.52 | 0.00 | 21.1% | 649 |
| 2012 | 36.13 | 28.21 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 2.48 | 5.27 | 0.00 | 21.5% | 647 |
| 2011 | 35.09 | 27.11 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 2.58 | 5.24 | 0.00 | 22.3% | 640 |
| 2010 | 34.75 | 28.46 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 2.04 | 4.10 | 0.00 | 17.8% | 677 |
| 2009 | 34.21 | 29.61 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 1.48 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 13.1% | 714 |
| 2008 | 32.75 | 29.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.25 | 1.69 | 0.00 | 9.1% | 747 |
| 2007 | 31.24 | 29.16 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 1.31 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 6.3% | 770 |
| 2006 | 30.88 | 28.88 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1.52 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 6.1% | 771 |
| 2005 | 31.94 | 30.26 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1.34 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 5.0% | 780 |
| 2004 | 29.94 | 28.06 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1.55 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 5.9% | 772 |
| 2003 | 31.32 | 29.43 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1.72 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 5.7% | 774 |
| 2002 | 31.31 | 29.61 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.1% | 779 |
| 2001 | 30.34 | 28.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.5% | 784 |