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Williams County, North Dakota

Williams County, North Dakota has 100 MW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 1 record, against 1.3 GW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 3.5 GW of planned generation across 8 projects. That is 5.9% of North Dakota's data center MW.

Data as of Grid region: Southwest Power Pool (SPP)Refreshed monthly
100MW
data centers, planned to operating
1
data center records, not cancelled
5.9%
of North Dakota's data center MW
1.3GW
operating generation, 25 projects
3.5GW
planned generation, 8 projects
1
data center developers active here
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Williams County and its neighbors

Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 2 of its 4 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.

Williams 100 MW Mountrail Divide McKenzie no data centers Burke no data centers
no data center MWunder 100 MW100 to 1,000 MW1,000 to 5,000 MW5,000 to 15,000 MW15,000 MW or more no page yet

Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers

Headline finding
7%

of the generation operating in the county is matched by data center MW on record: 100 MW of data centers against 1.3 GW of plants, with 3.5 GW more planned.

Data centers, planned to operating100 MW
Operating generation1.3 GW
Planned generation3.5 GW

Data centers by status

1 record, 100 MW

Planned100 MW1 record, 100%
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The data center pipeline

1 record list a year online or expected, from 2026 to 2026. The largest expected additions are 100 MW listed for 2026.

Figure 1

Data center MW by year online or expected

Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.

Through 20252026 and later
0255075100 Snapshot year 100 2026
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YearRecordsMW
20261100
Source. FieldProspects database: ISO/RTO interconnection queues, EIA-860M and public data center filings, data as of October 8, 2026. 1 record with a year
Figure 2

Who is building in Williams

Data center developers by MW on record. Top 1 of 1.

Teton Digital 100 MW 1 site
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DeveloperSitesMW
Teton Digital1100
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Power generation in the county

25 plants operate inside Williams County, 1.3 GW of natural gas and wind. The queue adds 3.5 GW across 8 projects.

Figure 3

Operating and planned generation by technology

MW in Williams County

OperatingPlanned
Natural GasOperating 897.3 MW 23 projects
Natural GasPlanned 3 GW 6 projects
WindOperating 448.8 MW 2 projects
WindPlanned 255 MW 1 project
Battery StoragePlanned 200 MW 1 project
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TechnologyStatusProjectsMW
Natural GasOperating23897.3
Natural GasPlanned63,008
WindOperating2448.8
WindPlanned1255
Battery StoragePlanned1200
Operating: 1.3 GW. Planned: 3.5 GW. Even if every planned project is built, county generation would reach 4.8 GW against 100 MW of data centers.
Source: ISO queues and EIA-860M, via FieldProspects
Figure 4

Planned generation by listed in-service year

MW. Years before 2026 are past due.

Past dueDue 2026 or later
05001k1.5k2k 455 2028 1,504 2029 1,504 2030
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YearPlanned projectsMW
20282455
202931,504
203031,504
No planned project is past its listed year

Williams County against its neighbors

None of the 2 neighboring counties with a page lists a data center record. McKenzie County has the most operating generation among them, 363 MW.

CountyData center recordsData center MWOperating generation MWPlanned generation MWData center MW per MW operating
Williams County this page 1
100
1,346
3,463 0.07x
McKenzie County 0
0
363
0 0x
Burke County 0
0
199
270 0x

Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.

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Every record in Williams County

Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 34 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.

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County: Williams County, NDStatus: all except cancelledSort: MW, largest first 34 records
Project or campusDeveloperStatusMWYearContacts
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