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Coal power plants in South Dakota

South Dakota has 1 operating coal power plants with 0.5 GW of capacity.

  • Operating1
Sioux FallsRapid CityPierreAberdeen

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest coal power plants in South Dakota

Operating, by capacity

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Big Stone1975450 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in South Dakota

Newest first

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Big Stone1975450 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in South Dakota

How many coal power plants are in South Dakota?
South Dakota has 1 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 0.5 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in South Dakota?
Big Stone in Grant County, South Dakota is the largest, at 450 MW. It came online in 1975.
How many coal power plants were built in South Dakota in 2025?
0 coal power plants came online in South Dakota in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in South Dakota?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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