South Dakota - QUICK FACTS

QUICK FACTS

• South Dakota ranked fifth in the Nation in ethanol production in 2011.
• In 2011, South Dakota had more net electricity generated from hydroelectric power than from any other source.
• Wind and hydroelectric power provided 77 percent of the South Dakota’s total net electricity generation in 2011.
• South Dakotans’ price for electricity averaged 8.1 cents per kilowatthour in 2011 across all sectors, compared to the national average of 10.0 cents per kilowatthour.
• The National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that 88 percent of South Dakota's land area has high wind power potential.

Last updated in July 2012.

http://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=SD