Power Plants in Brookings County, South Dakota

Brookings County, South Dakota has 5 power plants totaling 682 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants5operating sites
Capacity681 MWnameplate
Generation1.9M MWhannual
CO₂507.7kmetric tons/year
Wind 52%Natural Gas 48%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Deer Creek StationWhiteNatural Gas324 MWBasin Electric Power Coop
Buffalo Ridge Ii LlcElktonWind210 MWAvangrid Power Llc
Coyote RidgeWhiteWind97.4 MWCoyote Ridge Llc
Buffalo Ridge I LlcElktonWind50.4 MWAvangrid Power Llc
Brookings SolarBrookingsSolar— MWWestern Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny

About power generation in Brookings County

Brookings County, South Dakota has 5 power plants totaling 682 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the dominant fuel source at 52% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (48%) and Solar (0%). The largest facility is Deer Creek Station at 324 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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