Nameplate capacity
2.7 MW
Rank in South Dakota
#52
of 54 plants
In service since
1969
March 1969
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- NorthWestern Energy - (SD)
- County
- Faulk County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among other plants in South Dakota
- #8 of 9
- EIA plant code
- 3342
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.7 MW | 2.5 MW | 1969 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in South Dakota
| POET Biorefining - Hudson | Natural gas | 3.6 MW |
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| State Auto Insurance | Other | 1.7 MW |
| Pierre Solar | Solar | 1.0 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 2.7 MW solar plant and a 2.7 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All South Dakota power plants · What South Dakota actually generates