R M HESKETT
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 115 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Morton County
- Operator
- MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2014
- EIA plant ID
- 2790
- Generators
- 2
- Net generation (2024)
- 30.9 GWh
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 46.8668, -100.8846
R M HESKETT, a 115 MW Coal power plant in Morton County, North Dakota. Operated by MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO, commissioned 2014.
How R M HESKETT compares
With 115 MW of capacity, R M HESKETT ranks 13th among the 40 operating power plants Bywatts maps in North Dakota and 6th of the 8 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.8% of North Dakota's operating Coal capacity and 1.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 224th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 2014, it is newer than 95% of the 40 operating North Dakota plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO, runs 3 operating plants in North Dakota totaling 140 MW. It shares Morton County with 5 other operating plants, including BISON 2 WIND ENERGY CENTER and BISON 3 WIND ENERGY CENTER.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 176 MW of nameplate capacity (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 115 MW). Net generation was 30.9 GWh in 2024. Its generators came online between 2014 and 2024.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 991 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MILTON R YOUNG (734 MW, Coal).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
R M HESKETT is a 115 MW coal power plant in Morton County, ND, operated by MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO, commissioned in 2014. Morton County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 5.0 of 5 at the 99th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 99th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Morton County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 99th | 4.9 of 5 | 19.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 0.88 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 79th | 4.1 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.55 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.68 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 31.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Morton County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Morton County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.