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Wind farms in South Dakota

25 operating wind farms in South Dakota with 3,457 MW of wind capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

25

Wind capacity

3,457 MW

Net generation, 2025

12.7 TWh

Largest

Dakota Range Wind

304 MW

Largest wind farms in South Dakota

#PlantWind MW2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025Capacity factorOperator
1Dakota Range WindGrant County3041,01738.2%Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
2Deuel Harvest Wind Energy LLCDeuel County3001,10241.9%Southern Power Co
3Triple H Wind ProjectHyde County2501,03147.0%Engie North America
4Prevailing Wind ParkYankton County22085144.1%AES Distributed Energy
5Buffalo Ridge II LLCBrookings County21047926.1%Avangrid Power LLC
6Crowned Ridge Wind II Energy CenterCodington County20187049.5%Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
7Crowned Ridge Wind Energy CenterCodington County20081246.3%Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC
8Crocker Wind FarmClark County20078744.9%Geronimo Power
9Sweetland Wind Farm, LLCHand County20076543.7%Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC
10North Bend Wind Project, LLCHyde County20088350.4%North Bend Wind Project, LLC
11Prairie Winds SD1Jerauld County16235825.2%Basin Electric Power Coop
12Tatanka RidgeDeuel County15459444.0%Tatanka Ridge LLC
13Dakota Range III Wind ProjectGrant County15461946.0%Engie North America
14Willow Creek Wind Power LLCButte County10537440.7%Willow Creek Wind Power LLC
15Day County Wind LLCDay County9943950.6%Day County Wind LLC
16Coyote RidgeBrookings County9739346.1%Coyote Ridge LLC
17Campbell County Wind FarmCampbell County9434341.5%RWE Clean Energy
18Beethoven WindBon Homme County8028240.3%NorthWestern Energy - (SD)
19Wessington SpringsJerauld County5123151.7%Wessington Wind
20Buffalo Ridge I LLCBrookings County5010624.1%Avangrid Power LLC
21South Dakota Wind Energy CenteHyde County4181.422.9%FPL Energy South Dakota Wind LLC
22Rolling Thunder Wind Farm HybridHand County2584.238.5%Clearlight Energy Holdings LP
23Aurora County WindAurora County2079.845.6%RWE Clean Energy
24Brule County WindBrule County2079.545.4%RWE Clean Energy
25Oak Tree EnergyClark County2065.838.5%RWE Clean Energy

Projects where wind is the largest fuel or at least a fifth of nameplate capacity. MW is wind nameplate only; net generation covers the whole project. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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