Solar installation, Spearfish

Solar power in South Dakota has high potential but little practical application. The state ranked 50th among U.S. states in installed solar polar in 2015 with no utility-scale or large commercial systems.[1] Photovoltaic panels on rooftops can provide 38.7% of all electricity used in South Dakota using 3,800 MW of solar panels.[2] The state is ranked 14th in the country in solar power potential, and 4th in wind potential.[3]

Offering net metering is required by federal law, but South Dakota is one of only four states to not have adopted a statewide policy on net metering, which means it needs to be negotiated with the utility.[4][5]

A solar project in Pierre is expected to be online in 2017. It will cost $2 million and cover 5 acres.[6]

Statistics

Source: NREL[7]
Grid-Connected PV Capacity (MW)[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Year Capacity Installed % Change
2010 <0.1
2011 <0.1
2012 <0.1
2013 <0.1
2014 0.22 0.21
2015 0.24 0.02 9%
2016 1.34 1.1 458%
2017 1.36 0.02 1%
2018 1.39 0.03 2%
2019 1.44 0.05 4%
2020 1.8 0.36 25%
2021 2 0.2 %
2022 3 1 %

See also

References

  1. ^ South Dakota Solar, SEIA< accessed May 31, 2016
  2. ^ Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Technical Potential in the United States
  3. ^ Frequently Asked Questions
  4. ^ Freeing the grid
  5. ^ South Dakota
  6. ^ City of Pierre paves way for $2 million solar panel project, Rapid City Journal by Associated Press, May 11, 2016]
  7. ^ "PV Watts". NREL. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  8. ^ Sherwood, Larry (August 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  9. ^ Sherwood, Larry (June 2011). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2010" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  10. ^ Sherwood, Larry (July 2009). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
  11. ^ Sherwood, Larry (July 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  12. ^ Sherwood, Larry (July 2014). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2013" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  13. ^ South Dakota Solar

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