Query
South Dakota Wind Energy Cente
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
South Dakota Wind Energy Cente
State
SD
Technology
wind
Generated
2026-10-08T15:43:32.302Z

Briefing on South Dakota Wind Energy Cente

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 8, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
41 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2003
Operating since
1
Generators
22.9%
Capacity factor
81 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

South Dakota Wind Energy Cente is a 41 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in South Dakota, currently Operating.

South Dakota Wind Energy Cente is reported in South Dakota since 2003 under NextEra Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 22.9% capacity factor and 81 GWh annual generation; $1895/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Hyde, South Dakota
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Owner / parent
NextEra Energy
Operator
FPL Energy South Dakota Wind LLC
Grid
Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
Plant ID
56092

What stands out

1

South Dakota Wind Energy Cente is a 41 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in South Dakota with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 22.9% capacity factor and 81 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $1895/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Fourth-generation South Dakotan helps generate homegrown energy” (NextEra Energy Newsroom, 2025-05-22).

Market and operating context

Balancing authority
Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
NERC region
MRO
State rank
#21 of 25
National rank
#994 of 1,442

Why it matters

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