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State Profile
South Dakota
Composite score 58 / 100
Rank
#30
Renewable
82%
Grid carbon
340lb/MWh
Full Metric Breakdown
South Dakota vs. the US average
Composite scoreUS avg 58.3/10058.0/100
Renewable shareUS avg 27.0%82.0%
Solar capacity / capitaUS avg 260.0W30.0W
Wind capacity / capitaUS avg 510.0W3170.0W
Residential ¢/kWhUS avg 16.1¢12.5¢
5-yr cost trendUS avg 17.0%10.0%
EV adoptionUS avg 1.2%0.4%
Grid carbonUS avg 828.2lb/MWh340.0lb/MWh
Net metering gradeUS avg CC
RPS ambitionUS avg CD
Incentives here
What's currently available in South Dakota
Federal ITC (Sec. 25D) expired Dec 31, 2025. State-level programs below remain active — deadlines enforced. Verified monthly against DSIRE.
- State income tax credit · varies
- Property tax exemption for PV equipment
- Net metering · grade C
- Low-income weatherization (federally funded)
What it would take
Modeled scenarios for SD
To hit 50% renewablealready there
To hit 75% renewablealready there
To hit 100% renewable~12 years
Assumes continuation of current deployment pace plus realistic grid-scale additions. Full methodology on the methodology page.