Substations in South Dakota

Bywatts lists 78 named substations in South Dakota.

277 additional unnamed substations in South Dakota appear on the map only.

78Named
78Shown
355Total (incl. unnamed)

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Weather peril risk for South Dakota sites

66 South Dakota counties carry a FEMA National Risk Index hazard profile, and winter weather is the leading peril in 35 of them. Campbell County ranks highest for modeled catastrophe exposure.

See the full South Dakota county weather risk ranking

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, modeled by Bywatts. Full ranking, insurability signal and methodology at the link.

All 78 named substations in South Dakota

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BISON230-344 kV
LANGE230-344 kV
LOOKOUT230-344 kV
MAURINE230-344 kV
NEW UNDERWOOD230-344 kV
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WEST HILL230-344 kV
YELLOW CREEK230-344 kV

South Dakota at a glance

South Dakota has 28 operating power plants (4.2 GW, led by Hydro), 78 named substations, no data centers, 18 solar installers and 3 solar companies on Bywatts; retail electricity sales were 13.8 TWh in 2025 (EIA), up 14.1% over ten years.