🌬 Wind Power Plants in South Dakota
South Dakota operates 26 wind power plants totaling 3,464 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 9.3M MWh.
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.
Plants26operating
Capacity3,463 MWnameplate
Generation9.3M MWhannual
All South Dakota wind plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Range Wind | Marvin | Grant County | 304 MW | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| Deuel Harvest Wind Energy Llc | Clear Lake | Deuel County | 300 MW | Southern Power Co |
| Triple H Wind Project | Highmore | Hyde County | 250 MW | Engie North America |
| Prevailing Wind Park | Lesterville | Yankton County | 220 MW | Aes Distributed Energy |
| Buffalo Ridge Ii Llc | Elkton | Brookings County | 210 MW | Avangrid Power Llc |
| Crowned Ridge Wind Ii Energy Center | Watertown | Codington County | 201 MW | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center | Watertown | Codington County | 200 MW | Crowned Ridge Wind, Llc |
| Crocker Wind Farm | Conde | Clark County | 200 MW | Crocker Wind Farm, Llc |
| Sweetland Wind Farm, Llc | St. Lawrence | Hand County | 200 MW | Sweetland Wind Farm, Llc |
| North Bend Wind Project, Llc | Highmore | Hyde County | 200 MW | North Bend Wind Project, Llc |
| Prairie Winds Sd1 | Crow Lake | Jerauld County | 162 MW | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| Tatanka Ridge | Toronto | Deuel County | 154 MW | Tatanka Ridge Llc |
| Dakota Range Iii Wind Project | Summit | Grant County | 154 MW | Engie North America |
| Willow Creek Wind Power Llc | Newell | Butte County | 105 MW | Willow Creek Wind Power Llc |
| Day County Wind Llc | Conde | Day County | 99 MW | Day County Wind Llc |
| Campbell County Wind Farm | Pollock | Campbell County | 98 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| Coyote Ridge | White | Brookings County | 97 MW | Coyote Ridge Llc |
| Beethoven Wind | Tripp | Bon Homme County | 80 MW | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| Wessington Springs | Wessington Springs | Jerauld County | 51 MW | Wessington Wind |
| Buffalo Ridge I Llc | Elkton | Brookings County | 50 MW | Avangrid Power Llc |
| South Dakota Wind Energy Cente | Highmore | Hyde County | 41 MW | Fpl Energy South Dakota Wind Llc |
| Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid | Miller | Hand County | 26 MW | Ae Power Services Llc |
| Aurora County Wind | White Lake | Aurora County | 20 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| Brule County Wind | Kimball | Brule County | 20 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| Oak Tree Energy | Clark | Clark County | 20 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| Chamberlain Wind Project | Chamberlain | Brule County | 3 MW | Basin Electric Power Coop |