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Proposed solar projects in South Dakota

There are 11 proposed solar projects in South Dakota's interconnection queue, totaling 2.14 GW of requested capacity. The largest is Queue J3963 at 490 MW, and the median planned online year is 2025.

11
Proposed projects
2.14 GW
Requested capacity
194.5 MW
Average project size
2025
Median planned online year

All proposed solar projects in South Dakota

TypeRegionIA Status
Queue J3963
J3963
SolarMISOBrookings—490 MW20252030
Queue J3964
J3964
SolarMISOBrookings—490 MW20252030
Queue BHBE G19
BHBE G19
SolarWestCampbellIA Executed300 MW20222024
Queue BHBE G20
BHBE G20
SolarWestDawesIA Executed250 MW20222025
Queue GEN-2024-282
GEN-2024-282
SolarSPPMeadeSystem Impact Study150 MW20252030
Queue GEN-2024-283
GEN-2024-283
SolarSPPMeadeSystem Impact Study150 MW20252030
Queue BHBE G23
BHBE G23
SolarWestOglala LakotaIA Executed110 MW20222026
Vedauwoo Holdings Black Hills 1 LLC project
BHBE G15
SolarWestMeadeIA Executed80 MW20212024
Queue J1169
J1169
SolarMISOMccookIA Executed50 MW20182024
Queue J1312
J1312
SolarMISOMccookIA Executed50 MW20192025
Queue BHBE G22
BHBE G22
SolarWestMeadeIA Executed20 MW20222024

Browse South Dakota's full interconnection queue. Compare with operating capacity: 3 operating solar plants in South Dakota. Nationwide: Solar plants nationwide.

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