List of power stations in South Dakota facts for kids
This list includes hydroelectric, fossil-fuel, wind, and other power stations in South Dakota. South Dakota generating stations had a combined summer capacity of 3105 MW in 2008.
| Energy distributor | Plant Name | Location | Megawatts | Fuel | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basin Electric Power Cooperative | Spirit Mound | Vermillion | 120 (winter) | Oil | Peaking. Two units, started 1978 |
| Basin Electric Power Coop | Chamberlain Wind Project | Brule | 2.6 | Wind | Started 2002 |
| Basin Electric Power Coop | Groton Generating Station | Brown | 192 | Gas | Started 2006 |
| Basin Electric Power Coop | Deer Creek | Brookings | 300 | Gas | Under construction, 2012 expected start date |
| Basin Electric Power Coop | Wetonka | 5.5 | Waste heat | Natural gas pipeline compressor waste heat recovery, started 2006 | |
| Basin Electric Power Coop | Clark | 5.5 | Waste heat | started 2006 | |
| Basin Electric Power Coop | Estalline | 5.5 | Waste heat | started 2006 | |
| Black Hills Corp | Ben French | Pennington | 25 | Coal | Started 1961, closed 2014 |
| Black Hills Corp | Lange Gas Turbines | Pennington | 40 | Gas | |
| BP Alternative Energy | Titan Wind Phase 1 | Hand | 25 | Wind | Started 2009, part of 5000MW Titan Wind Project |
| Missouri River Energy Services | City of Ft. Pierre | Stanley | 6 | Diesel | |
| NextEra Energy Resources | South Dakota Wind Energy Center | Hyde | 40.5 | Wind | Start 2003 |
| NextEra Energy Resources | Day County Wind Energy Center | Groton | 99 | Wind | Start 2010 |
| Missouri River Energy Services | Watertown Power Plant | Codington | 48.75 | Combustion Turbine | |
| Xcel Energy | Angus Anson | Minnehaha | 210 | Gas | |
| Northwestern Energy | Aberdeen CT | Brown | 28.8 | ||
| Northwestern Energy | Clark | Clark | 2.7 | ||
| Northwestern Energy | Faulkton | Faulkton | 2.7 | ||
| Northwestern Energy | Highmore | Hyde | 4.6 | ||
| Northwestern Energy | Huron | Beadle | 57.9 | Gas | |
| Northwestern Energy | Mobile Unit | Beadle | 2.2 | ||
| Northwestern Energy | Redfield | Spink | 3.9 | ||
| Northwestern Energy | Webster | Day | 2.6 | ||
| Northwestern Energy | Yankton | Yankton | 13.4 | ||
| Otter Tail | Lake Preston | Kingsbury | 26 | Oil | Combustion turbine |
| Otter Tail | Big Stone | Milbank | 475 | Coal | Started 1981 |
| USCE-Missouri River District | Oahe Dam | Hughes | 784 | Hydro | |
| USCE-Missouri River District | Fort Randall Dam | Charles Mix | 320 | Hydro | |
| USCE-Missouri River District | Big Bend Dam | Buffalo | 494.1 | Hydro | |
| USCE-Missouri River District | Gavins Point Dam | Yankton | 132 | Hydro | |
| PPM Energy | Minn Dakota Wind LLC | 150 | Wind |
Future and former power stations
- Deer Creek,near Brookings, 300 MW, natural gas (under construction)
- Johnson Siding Dam decommissioned 1930's
- Northern States Power Company Pathfinder Repowered former nuclear plant, converted to gas and oil in 1968, no longer operating
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