South Dakota Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (South Dakota)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Wind
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	6,280	41
Electric utilities	3,950	35
IPP & CHP	2,330	38
Net generation (megawatthours)	17,322,409	42
Electric utilities	9,421,943	37
IPP & CHP	7,900,466	37
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	727	46
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	1,599	49
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	2,519	46
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.1	44
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.2	51
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	320	47
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	13,041,391	43
Full service provider sales	13,041,391	42
Energy-only provider sales	0	0
Direct use (megawatthours)	54,987	49
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	10.43	23
Sources: 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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