South Dakota Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (South Dakota)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Wind
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	7,226	41
Electric utilities	4,292	35
IPP & CHP	2,934	36
Net generation (megawatthours)	20,871,994	42
Electric utilities	10,820,658	37
IPP & CHP	10,051,336	35
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	778	43
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	2,948	46
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	3,016	47
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.1	44
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.3	46
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	318	48
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	13,637,204	43
Full service provider sales	13,637,204	42
Energy-only provider sales	0	0
Direct use (megawatthours)	65,249	49
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	10.87	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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