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Historical South Dakota energy information, 2011-2015

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This page contains historical information about energy production and usage in South Dakota. For more current information about energy policy in South Dakota, see this article.

Note: The information on this page comes largely from federal government sources, including the U.S. Energy Information Administration and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Other sources may provide different data. Information from government sources has been used here for the sake of facilitating state-by-state comparisons.

As published in 2015

Energy production

See also: Electricity generation by state and Fossil fuel production

The tables below display information about energy production in South Dakota. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Where electricity comes from, December 2014
State Petroleum Natural gas Coal Nuclear Hydroelectric Other renewable Total (thousand MWh)
South Dakota -- -- 16.90% 0.0% 58.60% 22.30% 1,209
Minnesota 0.10% 13.70% 49.0% 14.20% -- 21.60% 4,407
Nebraska 0.10% 1.20% 73.80% 13.0% 2.40% 9.50% 2,878
North Dakota 0.10% -- 73.10% 0.0% 6.60% 20.0% 3,209
United States 2.88% 30.30% 37.21% 17.38% 10.22% 8.83% 6,279
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates"
Fossil fuel production
State Crude oil
(thousand barrels, December 2014)
Natural gas
(million cubic feet) 2013
Coal
(thousand short tons, 2013)
Crude oil refining capacity
(barrels per day, January 2014)
Total energy production
(Trillion BTU, 2012)
South Dakota 155 16,205 -- -- 249
Minnesota -- -- -- 359,500 420
Nebraska 265 1,032 -- 362
North Dakota 36,647 235,711 27,529 70,000 2,138
United States 235,080 24,381,632 1,015,135 17,924,630 74,639
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, "State Profile and Energy Estimates"


Renewable energy

See also: Renewable energy generation

The table below provides information about renewable energy generation in South Dakota. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1][2]

Renewable energy generation, December 2013
State Rank Percent renewable Renewable electricity (GWh) Total electricity (GWh)
South Dakota 4 73.0% 8,416 11,530
Minnesota 14 19.90% 11,287 56,825
Nebraska 22 10.10% 4,008 39,610
North Dakota 11 24.60% 8,890 36,113
United States -- 13.20% 539,809 4,092,935
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "Electric Power Monthly with Data for December 2013"


Energy spending

See also: Fossil fuel spending

The table below provides information about energy spending in South Dakota. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Energy spending (in millions of dollars)
State Petroleum
2012
Natural gas
2013
Coal
2013
Per capita spending
(not in millions of dollars, 2012)
Total state spending
2012
South Dakota $3,292 $376 $80 $5,598 $4,669
Minnesota $15,954 $2,274 $538 $4,491 $24,159
Nebraska $6,663 $837 $428 $5,440 $10,093
North Dakota $5,261 $241 $874 $10,049 $7,048
United States $17,664 $2,656 $905 $4,852 $27,067
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates"

Energy use

See also: Home heating sources

The table below provides information about energy use in South Dakota. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Home heating sources, 2013
State Natural gas Fuel oil Electricity Liquid petroleum gas (LPG) Other/none
South Dakota 47.20% 2.40% 30.20% 15.80% 4.40%
Minnesota 66.0% 2.40% 16.80% 10.40% 4.40%
Nebraska 62.10% 0.30% 27.30% 7.90% 2.40%
North Dakota 41.50% 3.40% 38.50% 13.40% 3.20%
United States 46.33% 8.52% 33.11% 6.37% 6.01%
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates"

Energy prices

See also: Electricity prices in the United States, Historical state electricity prices and Historical state natural gas prices

The table below provides information about residential energy prices in South Dakota. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Residential energy prices, January 2014
State Electricity price
(cents per kWh)
Electricity price rank Natural gas price
(dollar per cubic foot)
Natural gas price rank
South Dakota 9.43 40 $8.07 39
Minnesota 11.33 21 $8.32 36
Nebraska 8.94 44 $7.51 46
North Dakota 7.78 50 $7.01 47
United States 12.35 -- $9.26 --
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates"

Utilities

See also: Electricity prices by consumer type

The table below provides information about electricity prices in South Dakota. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Electricity prices by consumer type, January 2014 (in cents per kWh)
State Residential Commercial Industrial
South Dakota 9.43 8.21 6.92
Minnesota 11.33 9.15 6.85
Nebraska 8.94 8.19 6.63
North Dakota 7.78 7.79 7.1
United States 12.35 9.34 6.76
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration "State Profile and Energy Estimates"

The graph below displays the average residential, commercial, and industrial electricity prices from 2000 to 2014 in South Dakota.[1][3]

Average price of electricity in South Dakota, 2000 to 2014

Energy efficiency

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) tracks energy efficiency at the state level. The table below presents ACEEE's energy efficiency assessments for South Dakota and surrounding states.[4][5]

State energy efficiency ratings, 2014
State Rank Score
South Dakota 49 7.5
Minnesota 10 29.0
Nebraska 42 10.0
North Dakota 51 4.0
United States -- 19.17
Source: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, "2014 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard Executive Summary"

Oil and gas activity on federal lands

See also: BLM oil and gas leases by state

The table below provides information about oil and natural gas leases on federal lands in South Dakota. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[6][7][8][9][10]

Oil and gas leasing on BLM lands by state, 2013
State Active permits on BLM lands (FY 2013) Total acres under lease (FY 2013) State percentage of total permits State percentage of total acres
South Dakota 303 162,902 0.64% 0.45%
North Dakota 2,061 1,024,007 4.35% 2.84%
Minnesota 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Nebraska 30 11,428 0.06% 0.03%
Total United States 47,427 permits 36,092,482 acres -- --
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management

As published 2014

Energy consumption

The tables below provide information about energy consumption and spending in South Dakota. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[1]

Consumption and expenditures: summary and comparisons
Type South DakotaWyomingU.S. Figures
FigureU.S. rank*FigureU.S. rank*Totals
Population0.8 million460.6 million52313.9 million
Per capita income average$43,65919$48,6708$42,693
Total consumption382 trillion BTU45553 trillion BTU4097,301 quadrillion BTU
Per capita energy consumption464 million BTU8975 million BTU1312 million BTU
Total spending on energy$4,547 million47$5,406 million46$1,394,088 million
Per capita spending on energy$5,5319$9,5293$4,474
Price of residential natural gas, dollar per thousand cubic feet$8.2939$8.4036$12.48
Price of electricity, cents per kWh10.063910.243712.31
Total carbon dioxide emissions, million metric tons (2010)15.14764.9335,631
*Rank is from highest to lowest.
Consumption of energy for heating homes in South Dakota
Source South Dakota 2011 U.S. average 2011
Natural gas 48.5% 49.5%
Fuel oil 3.4% 6.5%
Electricity 27.7% 35.4%
Liquid Petroleum Gases (LPG) 17% 5%
Other/none 3.5% 3.6%

Production and transmission

The tables below provide information about energy production and transmission in South Dakota. Information from surrounding states is provided for additional context.[11]

Energy production by type in South Dakota, 2011
Type Amount generated
(trillion BTU)
% of state % of USA
Crude oil 9.4 3.78% 0.08%
Natural gas 1.9 0.76% 0.01%
Biofuels 143.8 57.75% 7.49%
Other 94 37.75% 1.32%
Where electricity comes from in South Dakota
Type Amount generated (MWh) % of state** % of U.S.**
Natural gas-fired 62,000 6.44% 0.01%
Coal-fired 262,000 27.23% 0.02%
Hydroelectric 354,000 36.8% 0.11%
Other renewables 284,000 29.52% 0.14%
Total net electricity generation 962,000 100% 0.02%
**Note: Because the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) does not include all of a state's energy production in these figures, the EIA totals do not equal 100 percent. Instead, we have generated our own percentages.

See also

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