POET Biorefining - Hudson
Natural gas power plant · Lincoln County, South Dakota
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- POET Biorefining - Hudson
- County
- Lincoln County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among natural gas plants in South Dakota
- #11 of 11
- EIA plant code
- 63918
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 3.6 MW | 3.6 MW | 2019 | Operating |
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
| Spearfish Hydro | Hydro | 4.0 MW |
| POET Bioprocessing- Mitchell | Natural gas | 3.9 MW |
| Clark (SD) | Other | 2.7 MW |
| Faulkton | Other | 2.7 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 3.6 MW solar plant and a 3.6 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