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Proposed coal projects in South Dakota

There are 6 proposed coal projects in South Dakota's interconnection queue, totaling 1.26 GW of requested capacity. The largest is Queue BHBE G11 at 475 MW, and the median planned online year is 2011.

6
Proposed projects
1.26 GW
Requested capacity
210.8 MW
Average project size
2011
Median planned online year

All proposed coal projects in South Dakota

TypeRegionIA Status
Queue BHBE G11
BHBE G11
CoalWestCampbellIA Executed475 MW20112011
Basin Electric project
BHBE G4
CoalWestCampbellIA Executed300 MW20052011
Basin Electric project
BHBE G1
CoalWestCampbellIA Executed250 MW20012011
Black Hills Generation project
BHBE G2
CoalWestCampbellIA Executed100 MW20012010
Basin Electric project
BHBE G5
CoalWestCampbellIA Executed100 MW20052011
Basin Electric project
BHBE G3
CoalWestCampbellIA Executed40 MW20042011

Browse South Dakota's full interconnection queue. Compare with operating capacity: 1 operating coal plants in South Dakota. Nationwide: Coal plants nationwide.

Source: "Queued Up" (Rand et al., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2026 edition) (data as of December 31, 2025).