Solar installations in South Dakota
7 recorded installations — prices, growth by year, county breakdown and the installers doing the work.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
† South Dakota is under-reported. Public solar data is incomplete here, so the 0.00% homes-with-solar figure is a floor — the true rate is higher. See how complete each state's data is on the coverage scorecard.
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Top installers in South Dakota
| # | Installer | Installs in SD |
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Installations by year
New installs per year and the running cumulative total, plus % of homes with solar (ACS housing units).
By county
Solar by county in South Dakota
| County | Installs | % homes | Capacity | Median $/W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall River Countylimited | 1 | 0.02% | 98.9 MW | — |
| Hughes Countylimited | 1 | 0.01% | 1.3 MW | — |
| Meade Countylimited | 1 | 0.01% | 0 kW | — |
| Potter Countylimited | 1 | 0.06% | 19 kW | $1.71/W |
Counties derived from installation ZIP codes (Census ZCTA crosswalk) — approximate at boundaries. Counties marked limited have under 10 recorded installs, so their medians and penetration are indicative only. % homes = recorded installs ÷ housing units (U.S. Census ACS 5-Year, B25001).
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How many solar installations are there in South Dakota?
PanelCensus records 7 solar installations in South Dakota, totalling 107.8 MW of capacity — about 0.00% of the state's 402,364 housing units (U.S. Census ACS) — compiled from LBNL's Tracking the Sun, city permit records, state programs and USGS/EIA utility-scale data. (Coverage depends on what the state publishes, so actual totals are higher.)
How much does solar cost per watt in South Dakota?
The South Dakota records in the dataset do not include enough price data to compute a reliable median.
Who are the biggest solar installers in South Dakota?
No resolved installers recorded.