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Coal Power in South Dakota
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Coal generation (2025)
2,026 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
9.13%
National rank (coal output)
#36
U.S. average share
16.45%
Coal share of South Dakota's power mix over time
2001: 48.8% → 2025: 9.13%
Year by year
| Year | Coal (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,026 | 9.13% |
| 2024 | 1,563 | 7.49% |
| 2023 | 1,563 | 8.96% |
| 2022 | 1,875 | 10.47% |
| 2021 | 1,638 | 9.46% |
| 2020 | 1,648 | 11.65% |
| 2019 | 2,617 | 18.04% |
| 2018 | 2,339 | 18.54% |
| 2017 | 2,062 | 18.86% |
| 2016 | 2,083 | 18.07% |
| 2015 | 1,495 | 15.52% |
| 2014 | 2,689 | 24.46% |
| 2013 | 2,849 | 28.19% |
| 2012 | 2,919 | 25.44% |
| 2011 | 2,586 | 21.55% |
| 2010 | 3,298 | 32.82% |
| 2009 | 3,217 | 39.25% |
| 2008 | 3,660 | 51.68% |
| 2007 | 2,655 | 43.27% |
| 2006 | 3,316 | 46.49% |
| 2005 | 2,996 | 45.95% |
| 2004 | 3,620 | 48.2% |
| 2003 | 3,431 | 43.19% |
| 2002 | 3,272 | 42.37% |
| 2001 | 3,612 | 48.8% |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, electric power operational data (net generation by state and energy source). "Share of state mix" is this fuel's net generation as a percentage of all in-state net generation.