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South Dakota interconnection queue

41 interconnection applications are pending in South Dakota, requesting 8.3 GW of new generating capacity across 19 counties, as of 15 August 2026. That places South Dakota #38 of 47 states by capacity queued.

Pending applications
41
of 279 ever filed
Capacity queued
8.3 GW
requested, not committed
Already built
3.4 GW
51 connected
Built vs decided
21.4%
187 withdrawn
Counties in the queue
19
with five or more filings
Large load requested
none recorded
0 requests

Source: the interconnection queues of every transmission provider operating in South Dakota. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026.

Which queues serve South Dakota

Queue or utilityApplicationsCapacity pending
MISO464.1 GW
BHP222.5 GW
SPP681.1 GW
WAPA-IS122602 MW
NWMT178 MW
PJM40 MW

What is waiting in South Dakota, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Solar102.4 GW
Wind132.2 GW
Gas61.4 GW
Coal61.3 GW
Hybrid3712 MW
Unknown3278 MW

Counties with the most capacity queued

CountyPendingCapacity queuedAlready built
Campbell County102.1 GW99 MW
Deuel County21.3 GW251 MW
Brookings County2980 MW308 MW
Grant County2500 MW0 MW
McPherson County2400 MW0 MW
Brown County3374 MW384 MW
Day County1300 MW0 MW
Bon Homme County1200 MW410 MW
Clark County1200 MW46 MW
Codington County1120 MW128 MW
Pennington County1115 MW204 MW
Meade County2100 MW0 MW
Beadle County22 MW62 MW
Buffalo County00 MW40 MW
Hand County00 MW50 MW
Hyde County00 MW450 MW
Jerauld County00 MW243 MW
Stanley County00 MW8 MW
Todd County00 MW0 MW

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