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324 MW Natural Gas operating in Brookings, SD — Southwest Power Pool
324 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.3959, -96.5328
County
Brookings, SD
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Basin Electric Power Coop | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Basin Electric Power Coop | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Deer Creek Station is a 324 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Brookings County, South Dakota. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Basin Electric Power Cooperative. It consists of two generators and ranks as the third-largest power plant in South Dakota out of six total plants, and 617th nationally out of 945 plants. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Deer Creek Station generated 1,131,678 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 39.7%. The installed cost of the plant was $1,324.54 per kW, according to FERC data.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool (SWPP)
Grid Voltage
345.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Cooperative
Sector
Electric Utility
93.6K MWh
Latest Month
1.1M MWh
Annual Generation
39.7%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
957 lb/MWh
NOx
0.087 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.005 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.017 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.002 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
37.4%
Annual Net Gen
1061 GWh
CO₂eq
958 lb/MWh
Subregion
MRO West
basin electric power cooperative (pudl determined) · Data from 2019–2024
$1,282/kW
Installed Cost
$1/kW
Annual CapEx
$38.0/MWh
Operating Cost
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
WAUEDEERCRKUNCT1_UNIT_RA
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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