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Minnkota plans gas-fired power plant in Cass County, adding to energy development

Minnkota Power Cooperative plans to build a $1 billion natural gas-fired power plant in Harmony Township in Cass County, with construction potentially beginning before power generation starts in 2031 or 2032. The project is intended to strengthen eastern North Dakota’s grid amid rising demand from industrial users and data centers, but local landowners are concerned about the loss of prime farmland.