State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2023 Release Date: October 23, 2024 Next Release: November 2025 Re-Release Date: November 6, 2024 (Correction/revision notices)

South Dakota Electricity Profile 2023

Table 1. 2023 Summary statistics (South Dakota)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Wind
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	6,799	41
Electric utilities	3,989	35
IPP & CHP	2,810	36
Net generation (megawatthours)	17,436,158	43
Electric utilities	9,350,152	37
IPP & CHP	8,086,006	37
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	775	44
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	2,847	46
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	2,926	46
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.1	43
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.3	43
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	369	47
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	13,505,999	43
Full service provider sales	13,505,999	42
Energy-only provider sales	.	.
Direct use (megawatthours)	59,006	48
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	10.49	36
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report and predecessor forms.

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