Directory of Power Plants in South Dakota
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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Aberdeen CT | NorthWestern Energy - (SD) | Aberdeen, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 64.2 GWh | Apr 1978 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas : 95.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.6% |
Angus Anson | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Sioux Falls, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 118.1 GWh | Jul 1994 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas : 98.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.3% |
Astoria Station | Otter Tail Power Co | Astoria, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 489.8 GWh | Mar 2021 | Feb 2024 | Natural Gas |
Aurora County Wind | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | White Lake, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 97.2 GWh | Sep 2018 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Beethoven Wind | NorthWestern Energy - (SD) | Tripp, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 358.7 GWh | Apr 2015 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Ben French | Black Hills Power, Inc. | Rapid City, SD | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 2.2 GWh | Mar 1960 | Feb 2024 | Natural Gas |
Big Bend Dam | USACE-Omaha | Chamberlain, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 872.9 GWh | Aug 1964 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Big Stone | Otter Tail Power Co | Big Stone City, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 TWh | Apr 1975 | Feb 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
Bob Glanzer Generating Station | NorthWestern Energy - (SD) | Huron, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 39.9 GWh | Mar 2022 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
Brule County Wind | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Kimball, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 93.8 GWh | Sep 2018 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Buffalo Ridge I LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Elkton, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 105.5 GWh | Mar 2009 | Feb 2024 | Wind |
Buffalo Ridge II LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Elkton, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 402.1 GWh | Nov 2010 | Feb 2024 | Wind |
Campbell County Wind Farm | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Pollock, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 413.7 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Chamberlain Wind Project | Basin Electric Power Coop | Chamberlain, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 151.1 MWh | Oct 2001 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Coyote Ridge | Coyote Ridge LLC | White, SD | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 413.3 GWh | Nov 2019 | Feb 2024 | Wind |
Crocker Wind Farm | Crocker Wind Farm, LLC | Conde, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 834.3 GWh | Oct 2019 | Feb 2024 | Wind |
Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center | Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC | Watertown, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 712.1 GWh | Nov 2019 | Feb 2024 | Wind |
Crowned Ridge Wind II Energy Center | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Watertown, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 840.4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Feb 2024 | Wind |
Dakota Range III Wind Project | Engie North America | Summit, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 564.5 GWh | Apr 2021 | Feb 2024 | Wind |
Day County Wind LLC | Day County Wind LLC | Conde, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 447.0 GWh | Mar 2010 | Feb 2024 | Wind |
Deer Creek Station | Basin Electric Power Coop | White, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 826.3 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
Deuel Harvest Wind Energy LLC | Southern Power Co | Clear Lake, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 TWh | Jan 2021 | Feb 2024 | Wind |
Fall River Solar, LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Edgemont, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 50.7 GWh | - | Feb 2024 | Solar |
Fort Randall | USACE-Omaha | Pickstown, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.6 TWh | Feb 1954 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Ft. Pierre | City of Fort Pierre - (SD) | Fort Pierre, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 99.3 MWh | Sep 2004 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Groton Generation Station | Basin Electric Power Coop | Groton, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 179.4 GWh | Jun 2006 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
Huron | NorthWestern Energy - (SD) | Huron, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 39.8 GWh | Dec 1960 | Apr 2022 | Natural Gas |
Lake Preston | Otter Tail Power Co | Lake Preston, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 319.8 MWh | May 1978 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Lange Gas Turbines | Black Hills Power, Inc. | Rapid City, SD | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 30.8 GWh | Feb 2002 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
North Bend Wind Project, LLC | North Bend Wind Project, LLC | Hyde County, SD | 122.2 GWh | - | Feb 2024 | Wind | |
Oahe | USACE-Omaha | Pierre, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.3 TWh | Mar 1962 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Oak Tree Energy | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Clark, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 84.4 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Pierre Solar | Pierre Solar | Pierre, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
POET Bioprocessing- Mitchell | POET Bioprocessing- Mitchell | Mitchell, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 20.2 GWh | Sep 2021 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
POET Biorefining - Chancellor | POET Biorefining- Chancellor | Chancellor, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 34.5 GWh | Jul 2018 | Dec 2022 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 73.8% Landfill Gas : 15.0% Natural Gas : 11.2% |
POET Biorefining - Hudson | POET Biorefining - Hudson | Hudson, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.6 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
Prairie Winds SD1 | Basin Electric Power Coop | Crow Lake, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 417.5 GWh | Jan 2011 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Prevailing Wind Park | AES Distributed Energy | Lesterville, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 846.7 GWh | Feb 2020 | Feb 2024 | Wind |
Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid | AE Power Services LLC | Miller, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 99.8 GWh | Oct 2009 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
South Dakota Wind Energy Cente | FPL Energy South Dakota Wind LLC | Highmore, SD | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 87.4 GWh | Sep 2003 | Feb 2024 | Wind |
Spearfish Hydro | City of Spearfish | Spearfish, SD | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 2.3 GWh | Sep 1912 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Spirit Mound | Basin Electric Power Coop | Vermillion, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 9.1 GWh | May 1978 | Jan 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
State Auto Insurance | SLB Milbank LLC | Milbank, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.8 MWh | Mar 2001 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC | Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC | St. Lawrence, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 298.5 GWh | - | Feb 2024 | Wind |
Tatanka Ridge | Tatanka Ridge LLC | Toronto, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 604.0 GWh | Dec 2020 | Feb 2024 | Wind |
Triple H Wind Project | Engie North America | Highmore, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 994.4 GWh | Oct 2020 | Feb 2024 | Wind |
Valley Queen Cheese | Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. | Milbank, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.0 MWh | Mar 2002 | Feb 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Watertown Power Plant | Missouri Basin Muni Power Agny | Watertown, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 5.3 GWh | Dec 1977 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Wessington Springs | Wessington Wind | Wessington Springs, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 226.1 GWh | Jan 2009 | Feb 2024 | Wind |
Willow Creek Wind Power LLC | Willow Creek Wind Power LLC | Newell, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 394.3 GWh | Aug 2020 | Feb 2024 | Wind |
Browse Power Plants By South Dakota Counties
Figures are based on December 2022 generation numbers.County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2022 Generation |
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Aurora County, SD | # 19 | 1 | 97.2 GWh |
Beadle County, SD | # 22 | 3 | 39.9 GWh |
Bon Homme County, SD | # 16 | 1 | 358.7 GWh |
Brookings County, SD | # 4 | 4 | 1.7 TWh |
Brown County, SD | # 17 | 2 | 243.5 GWh |
Brule County, SD | # 20 | 2 | 94.0 GWh |
Buffalo County, SD | # 9 | 1 | 872.9 GWh |
Butte County, SD | # 15 | 1 | 394.3 GWh |
Campbell County, SD | # 13 | 1 | 413.7 GWh |
Charles Mix County, SD | # 5 | 1 | 1.6 TWh |
Clark County, SD | # 8 | 3 | 918.5 GWh |
Clay County, SD | # 27 | 1 | 9.1 GWh |
Codington County, SD | # 6 | 3 | 1.6 TWh |
Davison County, SD | # 26 | 1 | 20.2 GWh |
Day County, SD | # 12 | 2 | 447.0 GWh |
County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2022 Generation |
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Deuel County, SD | # 3 | 3 | 2.2 TWh |
Fall River County, SD | # 21 | 1 | 50.7 GWh |
Grant County, SD | # 1 | 4 | 2.5 TWh |
Hand County, SD | # 14 | 2 | 398.3 GWh |
Hughes County, SD | # 2 | 2 | 2.3 TWh |
Hyde County, SD | # 7 | 5 | 1.2 TWh |
Jerauld County, SD | # 11 | 2 | 643.6 GWh |
Kingsbury County, SD | # 29 | 1 | 319.8 MWh |
Lawrence County, SD | # 28 | 1 | 2.3 GWh |
Lincoln County, SD | # 25 | 1 | 20.6 GWh |
Minnehaha County, SD | # 18 | 2 | 118.1 GWh |
Pennington County, SD | # 24 | 2 | 33.0 GWh |
Stanley County, SD | # 30 | 1 | 99.3 MWh |
Turner County, SD | # 23 | 1 | 34.5 GWh |
Yankton County, SD | # 10 | 2 | 846.4 GWh |