Wind resource map of South Dakota

The state of South Dakota is a leader in the U.S. in wind power generation with over 30% of the state's electricity generation coming from wind in 2017.[1] In 2016, South Dakota had 583 turbines with a total capacity of 977 megawatts (MW) of wind generation capacity.[2] In 2019, the capacity increased to 1525 MW.[3]

South Dakota is one of the country's windiest states, and has the potential of installing 882,000 MW, and generating 2,902 billion kWh/year.[4] Just as in Texas, the construction of new wind farms is transmission line limited.[5]

History

South Dakota's first wind farm was the South Dakota Wind Energy Center, built in 2003.[6]

In 2018, 324-foot wind turbines were installed in South Dakota, with a capacity of 2,300 kilowatts.

"As of December 2018, South Dakota had 1,018 megawatts of wind power capacity online and running. Another 200 megawatts of wind energy was under construction, and 673 more megawatts spread across dozens of sites are permitted for production."[7]

Summary statistics

Wind generation percentage
Wind power per capita
Wind power capacity density

List of wind farms in South Dakota

Wind power in South Dakota is located in South Dakota
Buffalo Ridge
Buffalo Ridge
Crow Lake
Crow Lake
Day County
Day County
MinnDakota
MinnDakota
Tatanka
South Dakota
South Dakota
Titan
Wessington
Wessington
Wind power projects in South Dakota
  Operating
  Under construction
  Proposed
This section is an excerpt from List of power stations in South Dakota § Wind.[edit]

See also list of farms from the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission.[10]

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(MW)		 Number Of
Turbines		 Owner Year
Opened		 Ref
Aurora County Wind Aurora County 20 9 Con Ed 2018
Beethoven Wind Bon Homme County 80 43 Northwestern Energy 2015
Brule County Wind Brule County 20 9 Con Ed 2018
Buffalo Ridge Wind Brookings County 260 129 Avangrid 2009/2010
Campbell County Wind Campbell County 97.8 56 Con Ed 2015
Chamberlain Wind Brule County 2.6 2 Basin Electric Coop 2002
Coyote Ridge Wind Brookings County 98 38 WEP Energy Group 2019
Crocker Wind Clark County 200 77 Geronimo Energy 2019 [11]
Crowned Ridge Wind Codington County
Grant County		 200 87 NextEra Energy 2019 [12]
Day County Wind Day County 99 66 Nextera Energy 2019
MinnDakota Wind Brookings County 54 36 Avangrid 2008
Oak Tree Wind Clark County 19.5 11 Con Ed 2014
Prairie Winds Jerauld County
Aurora County
Brule County		 162 101 Basin Electric Coop 2011
Prevailing Wind Park Bon Homme County
Charles Mix County
Coddington County		 219.6 57 S-Power 2020 [13]
South Dakota Wind Energy Center Hyde County 40.5 27 NextEra Energy 2003
Tatanka Wind Farm McPherson County 190
(88.5 in SD)		 179
(59 in SD)		 Acciona 2008 [14]
Tatanka Ridge Wind Farm Deuel County 154.8 56 WEC Energy Group
Avangrid		 2021 [15]
Titan Wind Project
(Rolling Thunder Wind)		 Hand County 25 10 American Electric Power 2009
Triple H Wind Project Hyde County 250 92 ENGIE US 2020 [16][17]
Wessington Springs Wind Jeraud County 51 34 NextEra Energy 2009
Willow Creek Wind Hand County 103 38 Ørsted 2020

Wind generation

All across the midwest, the Aermotor Windmill and others like it, have been used for a century for pumping water
South Dakota Wind Generation (GWh, Million kWh)
Year Total Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
20024010110000010
200343001110000101416
20041581315161315991114151315
2005159121013171613121014131415
200614712121613149101111131214
200715116111412151210915141310
200814611910141298810141526
2009420172525534525273337434149
20101,37184609913015010297119132130134134
20112,668183264234263283208149157142253275257
20122,354232182234231218187153145162234206170
20132,688260213230272236201157150202256284227
20142,336258200216221192150155101185217250191
20152,498244193226235213158159185207245251182
20163,714274299338383280288235222305334342414
20172,957252273304285258223161133224295266283
20182,837289238280268204245143182230240244274
20192,789222189257260211180183150247275295320
20205,545337433477424415442337410467532591680
20219,322673583934897786660619793777820896884
202210,3259179671,0891,070711715683661756919991846
20232,696778996922

Source:[9]

South Dakota Wind Generation in 2011 and 2012

See also

References

  1. ↑ "South Dakota Wind Energy" (PDF). U.S. Wind Energy State Facts. American Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ↑ South Dakota Fact Sheet, AWEA, accessed May 31, 2016
  3. ↑ Wind Energy in South Dakota
  4. ↑ U.S. Renewable Energy Technical Potentials
  5. ↑ ITC holdings
  6. ↑ South Dakota Wind Energy Projects
  7. ↑ Reporter, Jager Robinson Tri-State Neighbor. "Wind energy rises to new heights in South Dakota". Rapid City Journal Media Group.
  8. ↑ WINDExchange: U.S. Installed and Potential Wind Power Capacity and Generation
  9. 1 2 EIA (January 23, 2013). "Electric Power Monthly". United States Department of Energy. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  10. ↑ "South Dakota Wind Energy Projects". South Dakota PUC. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  11. ↑ "Geronimo Energy begins operations of 200MW Crocker Wind Farm in South Dakota, US". www.nsenergybusiness.com. 2019-12-06.
  12. ↑ "Crowned Ridge Wind II" (PDF). Crowned Ridge Wind II, LLC. 2019-07-09.
  13. ↑ "sPower signs 30-year PPA for South Dakota wind farm". www.windpowerengineering.com. 2018-02-28.
  14. ↑ "Tatanka Wind Farm". Acciona. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  15. ↑ "155-MW Tatanka Ridge Wind Farm providing power to South Dakota electric cooperative customers". Windpower Engineering&Development. 2021-01-20.
  16. ↑ "Triple H". ENGIE US. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  17. ↑ Michelle Froese (2019-07-28). "South Dakota approves 250.5-MW Triple H Wind project". Windpower Engineering&Development.
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