List of power stations in South Dakota
This list includes hydroelectric, fossil-fuel, wind, and other power stations in South Dakota. South Dakota generating stations had a combined summer capacity of 3105 MW in 2008.[1]
South Dakota Power Stations
Energy distributor |
Plant Name |
Location |
Megawatts |
Fuel |
Remarks |
Basin Electric Power Cooperative | Spirit Mound | Vermillion | 120 (winter) | Oil | Peaking. Two units, started 1978[2] |
Basin Electric Power Coop | Chamberlain Wind Project | Brule | 2.6 | Wind | Started 2002 |
Basin Electric Power Coop | Groton Generating Station | Brown | 192 | Gas | Started 2006 [3] |
Basin Electric Power Coop | Deer Creek | Brookings | 300 | Gas | Under construction, 2012 expected start date [4] |
Basin Electric Power Coop | Wetonka | | 5.5 | Waste heat | Natural gas pipeline compressor waste heat recovery, started 2006[5] |
Basin Electric Power Coop | Clark | | 5.5 | Waste heat | started 2006 |
Basin Electric Power Coop | Estalline | | 5.5 | Waste heat | started 2006 |
Black Hills Corp | Ben French | Pennington | 25 | Coal | Started 1961, closed 2014 |
Black Hills Corp | Lange Gas Turbines | Pennington | 40 | Gas | |
BP Alternative Energy | Titan Wind Phase 1 | Hand | 25 | Wind | Started 2009, part of 5000MW Titan Wind Project |
Missouri River Energy Services | City of Ft. Pierre | Stanley | 6 | Diesel | |
NextEra Energy Resources | South Dakota Wind Energy Center | Hyde | 40.5 | Wind | Start 2003 |
NextEra Energy Resources | Day County Wind Energy Center | Groton | 99 | Wind | Start 2010 |
Missouri River Energy Services | Watertown Power Plant | Codington | 48.75 | Combustion Turbine | |
Xcel Energy | Angus Anson | Minnehaha | 210 | Gas | |
Northwestern Energy | Aberdeen CT | Brown | 28.8 | | |
Northwestern Energy | Clark | Clark | 2.7 | | |
Northwestern Energy | Faulkton | Faulkton | 2.7 | | |
Northwestern Energy | Highmore | Hyde | 4.6 | | |
Northwestern Energy | Huron | Beadle | 57.9 | Gas | |
Northwestern Energy | Mobile Unit | Beadle | 2.2 | | |
Northwestern Energy | Redfield | Spink | 3.9 | | |
Northwestern Energy | Webster | Day | 2.6 | | |
Northwestern Energy | Yankton | Yankton | 13.4 | | |
Otter Tail | Lake Preston | Kingsbury | 26 | Oil | Combustion turbine[6] |
Otter Tail | Big Stone | Milbank | 475 | Coal | Started 1981 |
USCE-Missouri River District | Oahe Dam | Hughes | 784 | Hydro | |
USCE-Missouri River District | Fort Randall Dam | Charles Mix | 320 | Hydro | |
USCE-Missouri River District | Big Bend Dam | Buffalo | 494.1 | Hydro | |
USCE-Missouri River District | Gavins Point Dam | Yankton | 132 | Hydro | |
PPM Energy | Minn Dakota Wind LLC | | 150 | Wind | |
Future and former power stations
References
- ↑ Department of Energy profile for South Dakota
- ↑ http://www.basinelectric.com/Electricity/Generation/Spirit_Mound_Station/index.html Spirit Mound Station, retrieved 30 July 2010
- ↑ http://www.basinelectric.com/Electricity/Generation/Groton_Generation_Station/index.html Groton Generating Station, retrieved 30 July 2010
- ↑ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38436091/ns/business-oil_and_energy retrieved 30 July 2010
- ↑ http://www.cme.coop/miscellaneous/pdf/Nov06/Nov12-13.pdf Co-ops expanding, retrieved 5 August 2010
- ↑ http://www.otpco.com/AboutCompany/CombustionTurbines.asp Combustion turbines, retrieved 3 August 2010
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