Wind power in South Dakota

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Wind resource map of South Dakota

The state of South Dakota is a leader in the U.S. in wind power generation with over 30% of the state's electricity generation coming from wind in 2017. [1] In 2016, South Dakota had 583 turbines with a total capacity of 977 megawatts (MW) of wind generation capacity. [2] In 2019, the capacity increased to 1525 MW. [3]

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South Dakota is one of the country's windiest states, and has the potential of installing 882,000 MW, and generating 2,902 billion kWh/year. [4] Just as in Texas, the construction of new wind farms is transmission line limited. [5]

History

South Dakota's first wind farm was the South Dakota Wind Energy Center, built in 2003. [6]

In 2018, 324-foot wind turbines were installed in South Dakota, with a capacity of 2,300 kilowatts.

"As of December 2018, South Dakota had 1,018 megawatts of wind power capacity online and running. Another 200 megawatts of wind energy was under construction, and 673 more megawatts spread across dozens of sites are permitted for production." [7]

Summary statistics

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Wind generation percentage
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Wind power per capita
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Wind power capacity density

List of wind farms in South Dakota

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Buffalo Ridge
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Crow Lake
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Wind power projects in South Dakota
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See also list of farms from the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. [10]

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)
Number Of
Turbines
OwnerYear
Opened
Ref
Aurora County WindAurora County209 Con Ed 2018
Beethoven WindBon Homme County8043Northwestern Energy2015
Brule County WindBrule County209Con Ed2018
Buffalo Ridge Wind Brookings County260129 Avangrid 2009/2010
Campbell County WindCampbell County97.856Con Ed2015
Chamberlain WindBrule County2.62Basin Electric Coop2002
Coyote Ridge WindBrookings County9838WEP Energy Group2019
Crocker WindClark County20077Geronimo Energy2019 [11]
Crowned Ridge WindCodington County
Grant County
20087 NextEra Energy 2019 [12]
Day County WindDay County9966Nextera Energy2019
MinnDakota WindBrookings County5436Avangrid2008
Oak Tree WindClark County19.511Con Ed2014
Prairie WindsJerauld County
Aurora County
Brule County
162101Basin Electric Coop2011
Prevailing Wind ParkBon Homme County
Charles Mix County
Coddington County
219.657S-Power2020 [13]
South Dakota Wind Energy CenterHyde County40.527NextEra Energy2003
Tatanka Wind Farm McPherson County190
(88.5 in SD)
179
(59 in SD)
Acciona 2008 [14]
Tatanka Ridge Wind FarmDeuel County154.856WEC Energy Group
Avangrid
2021 [15]
Titan Wind Project
(Rolling Thunder Wind)
Hand County2510 American Electric Power 2009
Triple H Wind ProjectHyde County25092ENGIE US2020 [16] [17]
Wessington Springs WindJeraud County5134NextEra Energy2009
Willow Creek WindHand County10338 Ørsted 2020

Wind generation

All across the midwest, the Aermotor Windmill and others like it, have been used for a century for pumping water Old Windmill.jpg
All across the midwest, the Aermotor Windmill and others like it, have been used for a century for pumping water
South Dakota Wind Generation (GWh, Million kWh)
YearTotalJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDec
20024010110000010
200343001110000101416
20041581315161315991114151315
2005159121013171613121014131415
200614712121613149101111131214
200715116111412151210915141310
200814611910141298810141526
2009420172525534525273337434149
20101,37184609913015010297119132130134134
20112,668183264234263283208149157142253275257
20122,354232182234231218187153145162234206170
20132,688260213230272236201157150202256284227
20142,336258200216221192150155101185217250191
20152,498244193226235213158159185207245251182
20163,714274299338383280288235222305334342414
20172,957252273304285258223161133224295266283
20182,837289238280268204245143182230240244274
20192,789222189257260211180183150247275295320
20205,545337433477424415442337410467532591680
20219,322673583934897786660619793777820896884
202210,3259179671,0891,070711715683661756919991846
20232,696778996922

Source: [9]

South Dakota Wind Generation in 2011 and 2012
Wind power in South Dakota

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