List of power stations in South Dakota

This is a list of electricity-generatingpower stations in the U.S. state of South Dakota. In 2019, South Dakota had a total summer capacity of 4,169 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 12,616 GWh.[2] The corresponding electrical energy generation was 54.6% hydroelectric, 19.2% wind, 18.0% coal, 8.1% natural gas, and 0.1% petroleum.[1]

During 2019, 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]

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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 & gas in 1968, and ultimately retired in the early 2000’s. 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]

^A Waste heat recovery from natural-gas-fired turbines at compressor stations on the Northern Border Pipeline.

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