Data centers and new power in South Dakota
8.5 GW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in South Dakota — 41 requests across 19 counties. That is the 38th largest amount of any state. 50 projects are built, 188 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.
What is happening with electricity in South Dakota
Every new power plant, battery or big customer has to join a waiting list before it can plug into the grid. This is what that list looks like in South Dakota right now.
Where every request ever filed here ended up
Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for South Dakota.
What kind of power is asking to connect
By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.
All the numbers
279 requests ever filed
Source: the interconnection queues of every transmission provider operating in South Dakota. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
Waiting to connect, by type of power
| Type | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 14 | 2.7 GW |
| Solar | 10 | 2.4 GW |
| Natural gas | 6 | 1.4 GW |
| Coal | 6 | 1.3 GW |
| Solar + battery | 2 | 412 MW |
| Not stated | 3 | 278 MW |
Who runs the waiting list in South Dakota
Counties in South Dakota
19 with power on the waiting list
Every county with at least five requests on file. Open one to check an address, or see the schools near any mapped data center.
| County | Waiting | 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 |
Key dates for projects here
1 dated · next closes 2027-09-10 (MISO)
| Queue | What closes | Closes | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISO | MISO DPP-2026 Definitive Planning Phase application deadline Attachment X of the tariff and BPM-015. | 2027-09-10 | confirmed source |
| PJM | Dominion GS-5 (Virginia SCC PUR-2025-00058) - ESAs signed on or after this date carry the 14-year term From this date the GS-5 large-load tariff carries a 14-year minimum term, alongside the reported 85% of contracted transmission demand minimum and $1… | No date published yet | disputed source |
| FERC | FERC large-load show cause — stakeholder comments on RTO responses Comments on the six RTO/ISO responses to the FPA section 206 show-cause orders of 18 June 2026 (PJM EL26-67, SPP EL26-68, NYISO EL26-69, MISO EL26-70… | No date published yet | unconfirmed source |
| FERC | FERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking Still at ANOPR stage. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
| FERC | Georgia PSC - Georgia Power must file large-load contracts 30 days before execution A standing obligation rather than a dated one: large-load contracts must be filed with the commission at least 30 days before they are executed. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
| SPP | SPP 2028 CPP Interconnection Cluster Study (ICS) application window Definitive Interconnection System Impact Study cluster, post Order 2023 compliance. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
A date marked confirmed was checked by a person against the authority's own tariff, order or form page. Anything else is listed so you know it exists, with a link so you can check it yourself. Full calendar.
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