State profile

Power plants in South Dakota

South Dakota has 53 generating facilities in this directory, with a combined nameplate capacity of 7.66 GW. The largest share of capacity comes from wind (45%). It also tracks 7 retired plants.

53
Plants
7.66 GW
Total capacity
7
Fuel types
786.1 MW
Largest: Oahe

Capacity mix

Wind 45.1%Hydroelectric 21.5%Natural Gas 21.5%Coal 5.9%Oil 3.2%Solar 2.7%Biomass 0.1%

By fuel type in South Dakota

Wind plants25 · 3.46 GWHydroelectric plants4 · 1.65 GWNatural Gas plants11 · 1.65 GWCoal plants1 · 451 MWOil plants8 · 244.2 MWSolar plants3 · 209 MWBiomass plants1 · 5.4 MW

All plants in South Dakota by capacity

PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
OaheHydroelectricUSACE-Omaha786.1 MW
Big Bend DamHydroelectricUSACE-Omaha538.3 MW
Big StoneCoalOtter Tail Power Co451 MW
Angus AnsonNatural GasNorthern States Power Co - Minnesota405.7 MW
Astoria StationNatural GasOtter Tail Power Co349 MW
Deer Creek StationNatural GasBasin Electric Power Coop324 MW
Fort RandallHydroelectricUSACE-Omaha320 MW
Dakota Range WindWindNorthern States Power Co - Minnesota304 MW
Deuel Harvest Wind Energy LLCWindSouthern Power Co300 MW
Triple H Wind ProjectWindEngie North America250.2 MW
Prevailing Wind ParkWindAES Distributed Energy220 MW
Groton Generation StationNatural GasBasin Electric Power Coop216.4 MW
Buffalo Ridge II LLCWindAvangrid Power LLC210 MW
Crowned Ridge Wind II Energy CenterWindNorthern States Power Co - Minnesota200.6 MW
Crowned Ridge Wind Energy CenterWindCrowned Ridge Wind, LLC200.1 MW
Crocker Wind FarmWindCrocker Wind Farm, LLC200 MW
North Bend Wind Project, LLCWindNorth Bend Wind Project, LLC200 MW
Sweetland Wind Farm, LLCWindSweetland Wind Farm, LLC200 MW
Prairie Winds SD1WindBasin Electric Power Coop162 MW
Tatanka RidgeWindTatanka Ridge LLC154 MW
Dakota Range III Wind ProjectWindEngie North America153.6 MW
Spirit MoundOilBasin Electric Power Coop135 MW
Wild SpringsSolarNational Grid Renewables128 MW
Aberdeen CTNatural GasNorthWestern Energy - (SD)111 MW
Ben FrenchNatural GasBlack Hills Power, Inc.110 MW
Willow Creek Wind Power LLCWindWillow Creek Wind Power LLC105 MW
Day County Wind LLCWindDay County Wind LLC99 MW
Coyote RidgeWindCoyote Ridge LLC97.4 MW
Campbell County Wind FarmWindConsolidated Edison Development Inc.94.3 MW
Beethoven WindWindNorthWestern Energy - (SD)80 MW
Fall River Solar, LLCSolarGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation80 MW
Bob Glanzer Generating StationNatural GasNorthWestern Energy - (SD)69 MW
Watertown Power PlantOilMissouri Basin Muni Power Agny67.5 MW
Wessington SpringsWindWessington Wind51 MW
Buffalo Ridge I LLCWindAvangrid Power LLC50.4 MW
South Dakota Wind Energy CenteWindFPL Energy South Dakota Wind LLC40.5 MW
Lange Generating StationNatural GasBlack Hills Power, Inc.40 MW
Rolling Thunder Wind Farm HybridWindAE Power Services LLC25.8 MW
Lake PrestonOilOtter Tail Power Co24.1 MW
Aurora County WindWindConsolidated Edison Development Inc.20 MW
Brule County WindWindConsolidated Edison Development Inc.20 MW
Oak Tree EnergyWindConsolidated Edison Development Inc.19.5 MW
YanktonNatural GasNorthWestern Energy - (SD)13.4 MW
Ft. PierreOilCity of Fort Pierre - (SD)6 MW
POET Biorefining - ChancellorBiomassPOET Biorefining- Chancellor5.4 MW
Valley Queen CheeseOilValley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.4.5 MW
Spearfish HydroHydroelectricCity of Spearfish4 MW
POET Bioprocessing- MitchellNatural GasPOET Bioprocessing- Mitchell3.9 MW
POET Biorefining - HudsonNatural GasPOET Biorefining - Hudson3.6 MW
Clark (SD)OilNorthWestern Energy - (SD)2.7 MW
FaulktonOilNorthWestern Energy - (SD)2.7 MW
State Auto InsuranceOilSLB Milbank LLC1.7 MW
Pierre SolarSolarPierre Solar1 MW
Retired plants (7)
PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
Pathfinderretired 2001Natural GasNorthern States Power Co - Minnesota75 MW
Huronretired 2022Natural GasNorthWestern Energy - (SD)57.9 MW
Highmoreretired 2014OilNorthWestern Energy - (SD)4.6 MW
Mobile Unitretired 2019OilNorthWestern Energy - (SD)4.2 MW
Redfieldretired 2014Natural GasNorthWestern Energy - (SD)3.9 MW
Chamberlain Wind Projectretired 2023WindBasin Electric Power Coop2.6 MW
Webster ICretired 2004OilNorthWestern Energy - (SD)2.6 MW