43rd largest plant in South Dakota · 5292nd nationally
Yankton is a natural gas power plant in South Dakota with a nameplate capacity of 13.4 MW.
| Plant Name | Yankton |
|---|---|
| Operator | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| City | Yankton |
| County | Yankton County |
| State | South Dakota |
| ZIP | 57078 |
| Coordinates | 42.89333, -97.35333 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.5 MW | Standby | 1975 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.7 MW | Standby | 1974 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.2 MW | Standby | 1974 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Standby | 1963 |
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.