South Dakota · 2 industries

Solar and battery storage projects in South Dakota

4 utility solar and 3 battery storage projects are in development in South Dakota, 0 of them under construction, with 4 already operating. Who is building each one, and who to call, is in the app.

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7in development

1of them pre-construction

0of them under construction

4operating

5 queued1 financed1 pre-construction

By industry

South Dakota, industry by industry.

Utility solar in South Dakota4 in development0 under construction4 operating

Battery storage in South Dakota3 in development0 under construction0 operating

Breaking ground next

Next to start work in South Dakota.

Up to three projects per industry in South Dakota, closest to breaking ground first.

Utility solar

Grant SolarMcCook County
Pre-construction · 50 MW · permit filed Mar 2026
Builder: in the app
Unnamed 490 MW solar projectBrookings County
Queued · 490 MW · start est. 2028 Q1
Builder: not yet named
Unnamed 490 MW solar projectBrookings County
Queued · 490 MW · start est. 2028 Q1
Builder: not yet named

Battery storage

Unnamed 200 MW storage projectRoberts County
Queued · 200 MW · start not estimated
Builder: not yet named
Unnamed 250 MW storage projectGrant County
Queued · 250 MW · start est. 2030 Q2
Builder: not yet named
Unnamed 250 MW storage projectGrant County
Queued · 250 MW · start est. 2030 Q2
Builder: not yet named

By county

South Dakota, county by county.

Counties with 5 or more projects in development, most first. Each has a page with every project in development there.

No county in South Dakota has 5 projects in development yet.

Fewer than 5 in development: Brookings County (2), Grant County (2), McCook County (2), Roberts County (1).

Questions

South Dakota, in short.

How many construction projects are in development in South Dakota?

7 solar and battery storage projects are in development in South Dakota: 4 utility solar and 3 battery storage projects. 0 of them are under construction, and 4 more are already operating.

Which counties in South Dakota have the most projects in development?

Brookings County (2), Grant County (2), McCook County (2) and Roberts County (1).

Where does the South Dakota data come from?

From public records read daily for each industry (14 sources for utility solar and 11 sources for battery storage): grid interconnection queues, construction permits, county records, state siting and procurement filings, and satellite imagery. Each value links to its record.