South Dakota Electricity Rates, Providers & Generation
In South Dakota, the average residential electricity rate is 13.39¢ per kilowatt-hour, ranking 14th nationally; the typical home spends $134 per month on electricity; 23% of generation comes from renewable sources.
South Dakota electricity overview
Production, consumption, and emissions for South Dakota based on the most recent reported year (2025).
- Population
- 935,094
- Total production
- 77.1 TWh 82.47 MWh per capita
- Total consumption
- 13.8 TWh 14.77 MWh per capita
- Production from renewables
- 18.0 TWh 23.3% of generation
- Production from non-renewables
- 59.1 TWh
South Dakota electricity rates & bills
Average residential electricity rate in South Dakota, last 22 months.
| Sector | Avg rate (¢/kWh) |
|---|---|
| Residential | 13.39¢ |
| Commercial | 10.88¢ |
| Industrial | 8.67¢ |
How South Dakota generates electricity
Generation mix from in-state power plants over the most recent twelve months, by fuel category.
- Renewable
- Nuclear
- Fossil
- Other
| Fuel | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|
| renewable | 23.5% | 18.0 TWh |
| all renewables | 16.7% | 12.8 TWh |
| wind | 16.1% | 12.4 TWh |
| onshore wind turbine | 16.1% | 12.4 TWh |
| conventional hydroelectric | 6.8% | 5.2 TWh |
| fossil fuels | 5.5% | 4.2 TWh |
| subbituminous coal | 2.6% | 2.0 TWh |
| coal, excluding waste coal | 2.6% | 2.0 TWh |
| all coal products | 2.6% | 2.0 TWh |
| natural gas | 2.5% | 1.9 TWh |
| natural gas & other gases | 2.5% | 1.9 TWh |
| estimated total solar photovoltaic | 0.6% | 447.6 GWh |
| estimated total solar | 0.6% | 447.6 GWh |
| solar | 0.6% | 437.7 GWh |
| solar photovoltaic | 0.6% | 437.7 GWh |
South Dakota production fuel makeup
Share of in-state generation by fuel over the latest twelve months.
- renewable23.5%
- all renewables16.7%
- wind16.1%
- onshore wind turbine16.1%
- conventional hydroelectric6.8%
- fossil fuels5.5%
- subbituminous coal2.6%
- coal, excluding waste coal2.6%
- all coal products2.6%
- natural gas2.5%
- natural gas & other gases2.5%
- estimated total solar photovoltaic0.6%
- estimated total solar0.6%
- solar0.6%
- solar photovoltaic0.6%
Electric utilities in South Dakota
The 8 electric distribution utilities that serve South Dakota, by customers served. These are the companies that deliver power and handle outages.
| Utility | Parent company | Customers served | Outage map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (Xcel) | Xcel Energy | 1,500,000 | Outage map |
| MidAmerican Energy Company | Berkshire Hathaway Energy | 829,000 | Outage map |
| NorthWestern Energy | NorthWestern | 390,000 | Outage map |
| Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power | — | 216,000 | — |
| Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop | — | 30,639 | Outage map |
| Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD) | — | 25,815 | Outage map |
| West River Electric Assn Inc | — | 21,611 | Outage map |
| Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc | — | 11,570 | Outage map |
Residential electricity providers in South Dakota
20 utilities and retail providers serving residential customers, ordered by customer count.
| Provider | Type | Customers | Annual sales | Avg rate | Avg bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Investor-owned | 92,204 | 824.5 GWh | 13.87¢ | — |
| Black Hills Power, Inc. | Investor-owned | 60,951 | 560.8 GWh | 14.37¢ | — |
| NorthWestern Energy - (SD) | Investor-owned | 51,467 | 557.5 GWh | 12.56¢ | — |
| Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop | Cooperative | 22,213 | 330.3 GWh | 12.94¢ | — |
| Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD) | Cooperative | 20,160 | 272.9 GWh | 12.41¢ | — |
| West River Electric Assn Inc | Cooperative | 18,423 | 198.3 GWh | 14.25¢ | — |
| Watertown Municipal Utilities | Municipal | 11,633 | 119.5 GWh | 9.30¢ | — |
| City of Brookings - (SD) | Municipal | 10,544 | 102.2 GWh | 11.12¢ | — |
| Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 9,227 | 122.8 GWh | 14.76¢ | — |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Investor-owned | 9,048 | 111.1 GWh | 10.93¢ | — |
| Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD) | Cooperative | 6,483 | 114.6 GWh | 13.64¢ | — |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Investor-owned | 6,367 | 63.6 GWh | 14.59¢ | — |
| City of Pierre - (SD) | Municipal | 6,126 | 64.8 GWh | 10.65¢ | — |
| Northern Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 5,757 | 138.1 GWh | 11.29¢ | — |
| Rosebud Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 4,856 | 63.7 GWh | 10.63¢ | — |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Investor-owned | 4,236 | 55.0 GWh | 8.68¢ | — |
| Dakota Energy Coop Inc | Cooperative | 3,224 | 62.3 GWh | 15.30¢ | — |
| City of Madison - (SD) | Municipal | 2,802 | 33.3 GWh | 11.49¢ | — |
| City of Volga - (SD) | Municipal | 1,075 | 11.6 GWh | 12.80¢ | — |
| Nebraska Public Power District | Political subdivision | 1,044 | 15.7 GWh | 9.73¢ | — |
Commercial electricity providers in South Dakota
20 providers serving commercial customers, ordered by annual sales.
| Provider | Type | Customers | Annual sales | Avg rate | Avg bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Investor-owned | 13,567 | 1.0 TWh | 11.50¢ | — |
| Black Hills Power, Inc. | Investor-owned | 13,885 | 779.8 GWh | 13.18¢ | — |
| NorthWestern Energy - (SD) | Investor-owned | 13,444 | 668.8 GWh | 12.01¢ | — |
| Otter Tail Power Co | Investor-owned | 2,911 | 385.6 GWh | 7.33¢ | — |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | Federal | 19 | 341.4 GWh | 2.78¢ | — |
| Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD) | Cooperative | 2,996 | 207.5 GWh | 10.21¢ | — |
| Watertown Municipal Utilities | Municipal | 2,579 | 128.9 GWh | 8.58¢ | — |
| West River Electric Assn Inc | Cooperative | 2,228 | 102.6 GWh | 13.02¢ | — |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Investor-owned | 1,066 | 64.5 GWh | 7.61¢ | — |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Investor-owned | 2,076 | 64.3 GWh | 12.92¢ | — |
| Northern Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 883 | 52.8 GWh | 9.86¢ | — |
| Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop | Cooperative | 2,530 | 49.2 GWh | 15.64¢ | — |
| Dakota Energy Coop Inc | Cooperative | 406 | 47.1 GWh | 9.89¢ | — |
| City of Brookings - (SD) | Municipal | 1,597 | 38.5 GWh | 11.58¢ | — |
| Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 1,955 | 36.0 GWh | 14.34¢ | — |
| City of Madison - (SD) | Municipal | 452 | 32.5 GWh | 10.04¢ | — |
| Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD) | Cooperative | 688 | 28.1 GWh | 12.70¢ | — |
| City of Pierre - (SD) | Municipal | 1,038 | 24.9 GWh | 11.48¢ | — |
| Rosebud Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 760 | 23.3 GWh | 9.16¢ | — |
| Nebraska Public Power District | Political subdivision | 236 | 20.7 GWh | 7.29¢ | — |
Power plant map of South Dakota
51 power plants in South Dakota with known coordinates, plotted by location. Marker size reflects nameplate capacity; color shows primary fuel.
- Renewable
- Nuclear
- Fossil
- Other
Power plants in South Dakota
Largest in-state electricity generators by annual net generation, with associated CO2 emissions where available.
| Plant | County | Fuel | Capacity | Generation | CO₂ | CO₂/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oahe | — | WAT | 786 MW | 2.1 TWh | — | — |
| Big Stone | — | SUB | 451 MW | 1.6 TWh | 1.6 M tonnes | 1,008 kg |
| Fort Randall | — | WAT | 320 MW | 1.5 TWh | — | — |
| Deer Creek Station | — | NG | 324 MW | 1.1 TWh | 460.6 k tonnes | 434 kg |
| Deuel Harvest Wind Energy LLC | — | WND | 300 MW | 1.0 TWh | — | — |
| Triple H Wind Project | — | WND | 250 MW | 918.4 GWh | — | — |
| Prevailing Wind Park | — | WND | 220 MW | 787.0 GWh | — | — |
| Crowned Ridge Wind II Energy Center | — | WND | 201 MW | 776.4 GWh | — | — |
| Big Bend Dam | — | WAT | 538 MW | 770.5 GWh | — | — |
| Crocker Wind Farm | — | WND | 200 MW | 768.6 GWh | — | — |
| Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center | — | WND | 200 MW | 641.9 GWh | — | — |
| Tatanka Ridge | — | WND | 154 MW | 560.8 GWh | — | — |
| Dakota Range III Wind Project | — | WND | 154 MW | 517.7 GWh | — | — |
| Day County Wind LLC | — | WND | 99 MW | 408.5 GWh | — | — |
| Astoria Station | — | NG | 349 MW | 407.2 GWh | 227.7 k tonnes | 559 kg |
| Coyote Ridge | — | WND | 97 MW | 382.6 GWh | — | — |
| Willow Creek Wind Power LLC | — | WND | 105 MW | 371.2 GWh | — | — |
| Buffalo Ridge II LLC | — | WND | 210 MW | 369.0 GWh | — | — |
| Prairie Winds SD1 | — | WND | 162 MW | 343.7 GWh | — | — |
| Campbell County Wind Farm | — | WND | 94 MW | 318.8 GWh | — | — |
| Beethoven Wind | — | WND | 80 MW | 274.5 GWh | — | — |
| Angus Anson | — | NG | 406 MW | 232.3 GWh | 160.7 k tonnes | 692 kg |
| Wessington Springs | — | WND | 51 MW | 207.1 GWh | — | — |
| Groton Generation Station | — | NG | 216 MW | 201.9 GWh | 89.3 k tonnes | 442 kg |
| Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC | — | WND | 200 MW | 174.6 GWh | — | — |
| Bob Glanzer Generating Station | — | NG | 69 MW | 96.4 GWh | 44.3 k tonnes | 459 kg |
| Buffalo Ridge I LLC | — | WND | 50 MW | 94.5 GWh | — | — |
| South Dakota Wind Energy Cente | — | WND | 41 MW | 80.6 GWh | — | — |
| Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid | — | WND | 26 MW | 79.7 GWh | — | — |
| Aurora County Wind | — | WND | 20 MW | 70.8 GWh | — | — |
| Oak Tree Energy | — | WND | 20 MW | 66.7 GWh | — | — |
| Brule County Wind | — | WND | 20 MW | 64.6 GWh | — | — |
| Fall River Solar, LLC | — | SUN | 80 MW | 46.6 GWh | — | — |
| Aberdeen CT | — | NG | 111 MW | 39.6 GWh | 22.9 k tonnes | 579 kg |
| Lange Generating Station | — | NG | 40 MW | 38.2 GWh | 23.4 k tonnes | 614 kg |
| North Bend Wind Project, LLC | — | WND | 200 MW | 37.8 GWh | — | — |
| POET Biorefining - Chancellor | — | WDS | 5 MW | 23.4 GWh | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Spearfish Hydro | — | WAT | 4 MW | 21.4 GWh | — | — |
| POET Bioprocessing- Mitchell | — | NG | 4 MW | 17.6 GWh | 5.8 k tonnes | 328 kg |
| POET Biorefining - Hudson | — | NG | 4 MW | 17.5 GWh | 5.7 k tonnes | 327 kg |
| Spirit Mound | — | DFO | 135 MW | 8.8 GWh | 8.9 k tonnes | 1,002 kg |
| Watertown Power Plant | — | DFO | 68 MW | 5.2 GWh | 5.4 k tonnes | 1,036 kg |
| Ben French | — | NG | 110 MW | 3.1 GWh | 3.7 k tonnes | 1,193 kg |
| Lake Preston | — | DFO | 24 MW | 76 MWh | 112.9 tonnes | 1,486 kg |
| Ft. Pierre | — | DFO | 6 MW | 53 MWh | 39.6 tonnes | 748 kg |
| Valley Queen Cheese | — | DFO | 5 MW | 17 MWh | 12.8 tonnes | 754 kg |
| Pierre Solar | — | SUN | 1 MW | 17 MWh | — | — |
| Clark (SD) | — | DFO | 3 MW | -116 MWh | 8.9 tonnes | — |
| Faulkton | — | DFO | 3 MW | -139 MWh | 17.0 tonnes | — |
| Yankton | — | NG | 13 MW | -280 MWh | — | — |
Data centers & crypto mining in South Dakota
Data centers and cryptocurrency-mining operations are large electricity consumers that show up inside South Dakota's commercial and industrial load. EIA does not publish a facility-level data-center inventory, so the figures below pair reported commercial and industrial sales with EIA estimates of data-center and crypto-mining electricity demand.
No state-level EIA estimate of cryptocurrency-mining load is available for South Dakota; mining is concentrated in a handful of states.
Quick facts about electricity in South Dakota
- The average residential electricity rate in South Dakota is 13.39¢ per kWh, the 14th lowest among the 50 states and DC.
- The typical residential electricity bill in South Dakota is $134 per month.
- South Dakota's largest source of in-state generation is renewable, at 23.5% of the mix.
- Renewable sources account for 23.3% of the electricity generated in South Dakota.
- South Dakota generated 77.1 TWh of electricity in the most recent reported year.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average electricity rate in South Dakota?
The average residential electricity rate in South Dakota was 13.39¢ per kilowatt-hour as of 2025, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data, ranking 14th among the 50 states and DC.
What is the average electricity bill in South Dakota?
The average monthly residential electricity bill in South Dakota was $134 in 2025. This figure is calculated from total annual residential revenue divided by average customer count over twelve months, using EIA Form 861 data.
Can I choose my electricity provider in South Dakota?
No. Most residential customers receive electricity from a regulated utility serving their area.
What share of South Dakota's electricity comes from renewable sources?
In 2025, 23.3% of electricity generated in South Dakota came from renewable sources (wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass), based on EIA Form 923 data.
How much electricity do data centers use in South Dakota?
Data centers in South Dakota are estimated to use about 623.7 GWh of electricity per year, roughly 4.5% of the state's electricity sales. EIA does not publish facility-level data-center data; this is an estimate that apportions national EIA/DOE data-center figures by South Dakota's share of U.S. commercial electricity sales.