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Wind Power in South Dakota
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Wind generation (2025)
12,681 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
57.16%
National rank (wind output)
#11
U.S. average share
10.48%
Wind share of South Dakota's power mix over time
2001: 0.01% → 2025: 57.16%
Year by year
| Year | Wind (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,681 | 57.16% |
| 2024 | 12,074 | 57.85% |
| 2023 | 9,376 | 53.77% |
| 2022 | 10,295 | 57.51% |
| 2021 | 9,327 | 53.84% |
| 2020 | 5,544 | 39.19% |
| 2019 | 2,789 | 19.23% |
| 2018 | 2,835 | 22.47% |
| 2017 | 2,958 | 27.05% |
| 2016 | 3,714 | 32.23% |
| 2015 | 2,498 | 25.93% |
| 2014 | 2,336 | 21.25% |
| 2013 | 2,688 | 26.59% |
| 2012 | 2,354 | 20.52% |
| 2011 | 2,668 | 22.24% |
| 2010 | 1,372 | 13.65% |
| 2009 | 421 | 5.14% |
| 2008 | 145 | 2.05% |
| 2007 | 150 | 2.44% |
| 2006 | 149 | 2.09% |
| 2005 | 158 | 2.42% |
| 2004 | 158 | 2.1% |
| 2003 | 44 | 0.56% |
| 2002 | 6 | 0.08% |
| 2001 | 1 | 0.01% |
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.