This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of South Dakota . In 2022, South Dakota had a total summer capacity of 6,324 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 17,900 GWh. [2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 55.4% wind, 21% hydroelectric, 13.9% natural gas, 9.2% coal, 0.3% solar, 0.1% biomass, and 0.1% petroleum. [1]
During 2021, South Dakota was among the top U.S. states in its share of renewable electricity generation. It was also among the top states in per-capita consumption. In recent years, more electricity was consumed than was produced and wind generation has been expanding rapidly in the state. [3]
The Pathfinder Nuclear Generating Station was an early commercial and demonstration plant near Sioux Falls that generated up to 59 MW of grid-connected electricity for brief periods during years 1966–1967. [4] The single BWR reactor was decommissioned in 1967, the facility converted to use oil and gas in 1968, and ultimately retired in the early 2000s. The reactor and other nuclear components were removed in 1990. [5] South Dakota had no utility-scale plants that used fissile material as a fuel in 2019. [1]
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [6]
Plant | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Owner | Year opened | Scheduled retirement | Ref |
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Ben French | Pennington County | 44°05′14″N103°15′40″W / 44.0872°N 103.2610°W | 25 | Black Hills Corp | 1961 | 2014 | [7] |
Big Stone | Grant County | 45°18′13″N96°30′36″W / 45.3037°N 96.5101°W | 475 | Otter Tail | 1975 | TBD | [8] |
Plant | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Generation type | Owner | Year opened | Ref |
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Aberdeen | Brown County | 45°25′48″N98°29′38″W / 45.4299°N 98.4940°W | 52 | Simple cycle | Northwestern Energy | 2013 | |
Angus Anson | Minnehaha County | 43°36′13″N96°38′08″W / 43.6035°N 96.6356°W | 327 | Simple cycle (x3) | Northwestern Energy | 1994/2005 | |
Ben French | Pennington County | 44°05′14″N103°15′40″W / 44.0872°N 103.2610°W | 68 | Simple cycle (x4) | Black Hills Corp | 1965/1994/2005 | |
Deer Creek Station | Brookings County | 44°17′27″N96°31′36″W / 44.2908°N 96.5267°W | 295 | 1x1 combined cycle | Basin Electric Power Coop | 2012 | [9] |
Groton Generating Station | Brown County | 45°22′25″N98°05′55″W / 45.3735°N 98.0987°W | 169 | Simple cycle (x2) | Basin Electric Power Coop | 2006/2008 | [10] |
Huron | Beadle County | 44°22′10″N98°10′20″W / 44.3695°N 98.1722°W | 55 | Simple cycle (x2) | Northwestern Energy | 1961/1991 | |
Lange GT | Pennington County | 44°07′13″N103°15′36″W / 44.1203°N 103.2600°W | 34 | Simple cycle | Black Hills Corp | 2002 | |
OREG Clark | Clark County | 5.5 [A] | ORC generator | Basin Electric Power Coop / Ormat | 2006 | [11] [12] | |
OREG Estelline | Hamlin County | 5.5 [A] | ORC generator | Basin Electric Power Coop / Ormat | 2007 | [11] [12] | |
OREG Wetonka | McPherson County | 5.5 [A] | ORC generator | Basin Electric Power Coop / Ormat | 2006 | [11] [12] | |
POET Biorefining - Hudson | Lincoln County | 43°05′49″N96°28′37″W / 43.0969°N 96.4770°W | 3.6 | Steam turbine | POET LLC | 2019 | [13] |
Yankton | Yankton County | 42°53′36″N97°21′12″W / 42.8933°N 97.3533°W | 8.7 | Reciprocating engine (x2) | Northwestern Energy | 1963/1974/1975 |
A Waste heat recovery from natural-gas-fired turbines at compressor stations on the Northern Border Pipeline.
Plant | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Generation type | Owner | Year opened | Ref |
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Aberdeen | Brown County | 45°25′48″N98°29′38″W / 45.4299°N 98.4940°W | 20.5 | Simple cycle | Northwestern Energy | 1978 | |
Ben French | Pennington County | 44°05′14″N103°15′40″W / 44.0872°N 103.2610°W | 10 | Reciprocating engine (x5) | Black Hills Corp | 1965/1994/2005 | |
Clark | Clark County | 44°52′35″N97°43′56″W / 44.8765°N 97.7321°W | 2.6 | Reciprocating engine | Northwestern Energy | 1970 | |
Faulkton | Faulk County | 45°02′12″N99°07′13″W / 45.0367°N 99.1202°W | 2.5 | Reciprocating engine | Northwestern Energy | 1969 | |
Fort Pierre | Stanley County | 44°22′05″N100°22′51″W / 44.3681°N 100.3808°W | 6 | Reciprocating engine (x3) | City of Ft. Pierre | 2004 | |
Lake Preston | Kingsbury County | 44°21′54″N97°22′52″W / 44.3649°N 97.3811°W | 20 | Simple cycle | Otter Tail | 1978 | [14] |
Watertown Power Plant | Codington County | 44°54′06″N97°06′30″W / 44.9017°N 97.1083°W | 50 | Simple cycle | Missouri Basin Mun Pwr | 1978 | |
Yankton | Yankton County | 42°53′36″N97°21′12″W / 42.8933°N 97.3533°W | 4.8 | Reciprocating engine (x2) | Northwestern Energy | 1963/1974/1975 |
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [6]
Plant | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Generation type | Fuel type | Owner | Year opened | Ref |
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POET Biorefining - Chancellor | Hughes County | 43°22′14″N96°57′35″W / 43.3705°N 96.9598°W | 5.4 | Steam turbine | Wood/wood waste | POET LLC | 2018 | [15] |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Number of turbines | Owner | Year opened | Ref |
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Big Bend Dam | Buffalo County | 44°02′18″N99°26′47″W / 44.0384°N 99.4463°W | 494.1 | 8 | United States Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District | 1964-1966 | |
Fort Randall Dam | Charles Mix County | 43°03′55″N98°33′14″W / 43.0653°N 98.5539°W | 320 | 8 | United States Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District | 1954-1956 | |
Gavins Point Dam | Yankton County | 42°50′56″N97°28′53″W / 42.8488°N 97.4815°W | 132 | 3 | United States Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District | 1956-1957 | |
Oahe Dam | Hughes County | 44°27′01″N100°23′12″W / 44.4504°N 100.3866°W | 784 | 7 | United States Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District | 1962-1963 | |
Spearfish Hydro | Lawrence County | 44°28′42″N103°51′17″W / 44.4783°N 103.8547°W | 4 | 2 | City of Spearfish | 1912 | [16] |
Former facilities:
Plant | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MWAC) | Owner | Year opened | Ref |
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Pierre Solar | Hughes County | 44°23′20″N100°18′25″W / 44.3888°N 100.3070°W | 1.0 | Geronimo Energy City of Pierre | 2016 | [18] |
See also list of farms from the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. [19]
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Number of turbines | Owner | Year opened | Ref |
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Aurora County Wind | Aurora County | 43°43′08″N98°45′07″W / 43.7190°N 98.7520°W | 20 | 9 | Con Ed | 2018 | |
Beethoven Wind | Bon Homme County | 43°09′36″N98°04′48″W / 43.1600°N 98.0800°W | 80 | 43 | Northwestern Energy | 2015 | |
Brule County Wind | Brule County | 43°43′01″N98°55′19″W / 43.7170°N 98.9220°W | 20 | 9 | Con Ed | 2018 | |
Buffalo Ridge Wind | Brookings County | 44°31′41″N96°37′36″W / 44.5281°N 96.6267°W | 260 | 129 | Avangrid | 2009/2010 | |
Campbell County Wind | Campbell County | 45°45′12″N100°16′30″W / 45.7533°N 100.2750°W | 97.8 | 56 | Con Ed | 2015 | |
Chamberlain Wind | Brule County | 43°50′55″N99°14′51″W / 43.8485°N 99.2476°W | 2.6 | 2 | Basin Electric Coop | 2002 | |
Coyote Ridge Wind | Brookings County | 44°27′00″N96°33′00″W / 44.4500°N 96.5500°W | 98 | 38 | WEP Energy Group | 2019 | |
Crocker Wind | Clark County | 45°03′05″N97°49′35″W / 45.0515°N 97.8264°W | 200 | 77 | Geronimo Energy | 2019 | [20] |
Crowned Ridge Wind | Codington County Grant County | 45°09′18″N96°50′12″W / 45.1549°N 96.8368°W | 200 | 87 | NextEra Energy | 2019 | [21] |
Day County Wind | Day County | 45°12′54″N97°54′20″W / 45.2150°N 97.9056°W | 99 | 66 | Nextera Energy | 2019 | |
MinnDakota Wind | Brookings County | 44°16′00″N96°20′40″W / 44.2667°N 96.3444°W | 54 | 36 | Avangrid | 2008 | |
Oak Tree Wind | Clark County | 44°56′00″N97°44′29″W / 44.9333°N 97.7414°W | 19.5 | 11 | Con Ed | 2014 | |
Prairie Winds | Jerauld County Aurora County Brule County | 43°53′11″N98°47′15″W / 43.8864°N 98.7875°W | 162 | 101 | Basin Electric Coop | 2011 | |
Prevailing Wind Park | Bon Homme County Charles Mix County Coddington County | 43°02′20″N97°31′34″W / 43.0390°N 97.5260°W | 219.6 | 57 | S-Power | 2020 | [22] |
South Dakota Wind Energy Center | Hyde County | 44°32′57″N99°30′00″W / 44.5492°N 99.5000°W | 40.5 | 27 | NextEra Energy | 2003 | |
Tatanka Wind Farm | McPherson County | 45°56′N98°58′W / 45.933°N 98.967°W | 190 (88.5 in SD) | 179 (59 in SD) | Acciona | 2008 | [23] |
Tatanka Ridge Wind Farm | Deuel County | 44°35′31″N96°34′34″W / 44.5920°N 96.5760°W | 154.8 | 56 | WEC Energy Group Avangrid | 2021 | [24] |
Titan Wind Project (Rolling Thunder Wind) | Hand County | 44°28′40″N99°08′02″W / 44.4778°N 99.1339°W | 25 | 10 | American Electric Power | 2009 | |
Triple H Wind Project | Hyde County | 44°24′04″N99°36′14″W / 44.4010°N 99.6038°W | 250 | 92 | ENGIE US | 2020 | [25] [26] |
Wessington Springs Wind | Jeraud County | 44°00′09″N98°35′27″W / 44.0025°N 98.5908°W | 51 | 34 | NextEra Energy | 2009 | |
Willow Creek Wind | Hand County | 44°49′33″N103°12′27″W / 44.8259°N 103.2074°W | 103 | 38 | Ørsted | 2020 |
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [6]
Plant Name | Location | Coordinates | Discharge capacity (MW) | Storage capacity (MWh) | Owner/distributor | Year opened | Ref |
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Rolling Thunder Wind Hybrid | Hand County | 44°28′40″N99°08′02″W / 44.4778°N 99.1339°W | 0.21 | 0.84 | AE Power Services | 2018 | [27] [28] |
Project name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Voltage (kV) | Year opened | Ref |
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Rapid City B2B Converter Station | Pennington County | 44°00′37″N103°09′54″W / 44.0103°N 103.1650°W | 200 | 13 | 2003 | [29] [30] [31] |