# Power Plants in South Dakota 55 plants ยท 7,943 MW Top fuels: Wind (25 plants, 3,457 MW); Natural Gas (12 plants, 1,923 MW); Oil & Petroleum (8 plants, 244 MW); Hydroelectric (4 plants, 1,648 MW); Solar (4 plants, 214 MW). Top owners: NextEra Energy (6); NorthWestern Energy - (SD) (5); ENGIE (4); Consolidated Edison (4); US Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District (3). Active queue: 32 interconnection projects in South Dakota. ## Top 55 plants by capacity (of 55 total) Format: name | capacity | fuel | status | url - Oahe | 786 MW | Hydroelectric | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/3356-oahe - Big Bend Dam | 538 MW | Hydroelectric | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/3375-big-bend-dam - Big Stone | 451 MW | Coal | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/6098-big-stone - Angus Anson | 406 MW | Natural Gas | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/7237-angus-anson - Astoria Station | 349 MW | Natural Gas | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/61144-astoria-station - Deer Creek Station | 324 MW | Natural Gas | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/56610-deer-creek-station - Fort Randall | 320 MW | Hydroelectric | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/3373-fort-randall - Dakota Range Wind | 304 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/68318-dakota-range-wind - Deuel Harvest Wind Energy LLC | 300 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/62943-deuel-harvest-wind-energy-llc - Triple H Wind Project | 250 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/63103-triple-h-wind-project - Prevailing Wind Park | 220 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/62247-prevailing-wind-park - Groton Generation Station | 216 MW | Natural Gas | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/56238-groton-generation-station - Buffalo Ridge II LLC | 210 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/57424-buffalo-ridge-ii-llc - Crowned Ridge Wind II Energy Center | 201 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/63269-crowned-ridge-wind-ii-energy-center - Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center | 200 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/60503-crowned-ridge-wind-energy-center - Crocker Wind Farm | 200 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/60505-crocker-wind-farm - North Bend Wind Project, LLC | 200 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/67002-north-bend-wind-project-llc - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC | 200 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/66496-sweetland-wind-farm-llc - Prairie Winds SD1 | 162 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/56608-prairie-winds-sd1 - Tatanka Ridge | 154 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/61046-tatanka-ridge - Dakota Range III Wind Project | 154 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/63102-dakota-range-iii-wind-project - Toronto Power Plant | 145 MW | Natural Gas | Planned | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/69102-toronto-power-plant - Aberdeen CT | 143 MW | Natural Gas | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/3338-aberdeen-ct - Lange Generating Station | 140 MW | Natural Gas | Planned | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/55478-lange-generating-station - Spirit Mound | 135 MW | Oil & Petroleum | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/6092-spirit-mound - Wild Springs | 128 MW | Solar | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/67018-wild-springs - Ben French | 110 MW | Natural Gas | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/3325-ben-french - Willow Creek Wind Power LLC | 105 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/62431-willow-creek-wind-power-llc - Day County Wind LLC | 99 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/57194-day-county-wind-llc - Coyote Ridge | 97 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/61047-coyote-ridge - Campbell County Wind Farm | 94 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/59655-campbell-county-wind-farm - Beethoven Wind | 80 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/59187-beethoven-wind - Fall River Solar, LLC | 80 MW | Solar | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/64968-fall-river-solar-llc - Bob Glanzer Generating Station | 69 MW | Natural Gas | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/65295-bob-glanzer-generating-station - Watertown Power Plant | 68 MW | Oil & Petroleum | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/7247-watertown-power-plant - Wessington Springs | 51 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/56650-wessington-springs - Buffalo Ridge I LLC | 50 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/56792-buffalo-ridge-i-llc - South Dakota Wind Energy Cente | 41 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/56092-south-dakota-wind-energy-cente - Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid | 26 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/57045-rolling-thunder-wind-farm-hybrid - Lake Preston | 24 MW | Oil & Petroleum | Standby | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/3352-lake-preston - Brule County Wind | 20 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/61746-brule-county-wind - Aurora County Wind | 20 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/61745-aurora-county-wind - Oak Tree Energy | 20 MW | Wind | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/59435-oak-tree-energy - Yankton | 13 MW | Natural Gas | Standby | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/8034-yankton - Ft. Pierre | 6 MW | Oil & Petroleum | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/56148-ft-pierre - POET Biorefining - Chancellor | 5 MW | WDS | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/63853-poet-biorefining-chancellor - Brookings Solar | 5 MW | Solar | Under construction | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/68277-brookings-solar - Valley Queen Cheese | 5 MW | Oil & Petroleum | Standby | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/56274-valley-queen-cheese - Spearfish Hydro | 4 MW | Hydroelectric | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/58438-spearfish-hydro - POET Bioprocessing- Mitchell | 4 MW | Natural Gas | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/65367-poet-bioprocessing-mitchell - POET Biorefining - Hudson | 4 MW | Natural Gas | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/63918-poet-biorefining-hudson - Faulkton | 3 MW | Oil & Petroleum | Standby | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/3342-faulkton - Clark (SD) | 3 MW | Oil & Petroleum | Standby | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/3341-clark-sd - State Auto Insurance | 2 MW | Oil & Petroleum | Standby | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/56244-state-auto-insurance - Pierre Solar | 1 MW | Solar | Operating | https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/plant/60686-pierre-solar ## See also - Human page: https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/browse/state/south-dakota - Per-plant detail: https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/api/plant/{eia_plant_id}/text - Queue projects: https://www.powerplantsinfo.org/llms-data/queue/state/south-dakota.txt ## Citation Source: https://www.powerplantsinfo.org