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187 withdrawn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 utility | Applications | Capacity pending |
|---|---|---|
| MISO | 46 | 4.1 GW |
| BHP | 22 | 2.5 GW |
| SPP | 68 | 1.1 GW |
| WAPA-IS | 122 | 602 MW |
| NWMT | 17 | 8 MW |
| PJM | 4 | 0 MW |
What is waiting in South Dakota, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 10 | 2.4 GW |
| Wind | 13 | 2.2 GW |
| Gas | 6 | 1.4 GW |
| Coal | 6 | 1.3 GW |
| Hybrid | 3 | 712 MW |
| Unknown | 3 | 278 MW |
Counties with the most capacity queued
| County | Pending | Capacity queued | Already built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell County | 10 | 2.1 GW | 99 MW |
| Deuel County | 2 | 1.3 GW | 251 MW |
| Brookings County | 2 | 980 MW | 308 MW |
| Grant County | 2 | 500 MW | 0 MW |
| McPherson County | 2 | 400 MW | 0 MW |
| Brown County | 3 | 374 MW | 384 MW |
| Day County | 1 | 300 MW | 0 MW |
| Bon Homme County | 1 | 200 MW | 410 MW |
| Clark County | 1 | 200 MW | 46 MW |
| Codington County | 1 | 120 MW | 128 MW |
| Pennington County | 1 | 115 MW | 204 MW |
| Meade County | 2 | 100 MW | 0 MW |
| Beadle County | 2 | 2 MW | 62 MW |
| Buffalo County | 0 | 0 MW | 40 MW |
| Hand County | 0 | 0 MW | 50 MW |
| Hyde County | 0 | 0 MW | 450 MW |
| Jerauld County | 0 | 0 MW | 243 MW |
| Stanley County | 0 | 0 MW | 8 MW |
| Todd County | 0 | 0 MW | 0 MW |
South Dakota on the map
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