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Wind farms in South Dakota

South Dakota has 25 operating wind farms with 3.5 GW of capacity.

  • Operating25

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Under 50 MW50–249 MW250 MW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

South Dakota had 10 wind farms online in 2016 and 25 in 2026

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Wind farms online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest wind farms in South Dakota

Operating, by capacity

#Wind farmYear onlineCapacity
1Dakota Range Wind2022304 MW
2Deuel Harvest Wind Energy LLC2021300 MW
3Triple H Wind Project2020250 MW
4Prevailing Wind Park2020220 MW
5Buffalo Ridge II LLC2010210 MW
6Crowned Ridge Wind II Energy Center2020201 MW
7Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center2019200 MW
8Crocker Wind Farm2019200 MW
9Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC2023200 MW
10North Bend Wind Project, LLC2023200 MW

Wind farms that came online most recently in South Dakota

Newest first

#Wind farmYear onlineCapacity
1North Bend Wind Project, LLC2023200 MW
2Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC2023200 MW
3Dakota Range Wind2022304 MW
4Dakota Range III Wind Project2021154 MW
5Deuel Harvest Wind Energy LLC2021300 MW
6Tatanka Ridge2021154 MW
7Crowned Ridge Wind II Energy Center2020201 MW
8Triple H Wind Project2020250 MW
9Willow Creek Wind Power LLC2020105 MW
10Prevailing Wind Park2020220 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks wind farms

Operating wind farms 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 wind farms in South Dakota

How many wind farms are in South Dakota?
South Dakota has 25 operating utility-scale wind farms with 3.5 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest wind farm in South Dakota?
Dakota Range Wind in Grant County, South Dakota is the largest, at 304 MW. It came online in 2022.
How many wind farms were built in South Dakota in 2025?
0 wind farms came online in South Dakota in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing wind farms 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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