How many data centers are in South Dakota?

More Than Just Parks tracks 13 active data center facilities in South Dakota, each citing a public source: 9 operating, 0 under construction and 4 proposed. 3 more were canceled, withdrawn, suspended or blocked.

How much electricity do South Dakota's data centers use?

We don’t publish a state total, and the reason matters: about six in ten facilities here never disclose a capacity, so any sum would look like a census of South Dakota's data center load while leaving out the sites that stayed quiet. Each facility page shows the figure its own source states. A single large campus can draw as much power as a small city.

Are South Dakota data centers near protected land?

0 of the tracked facilities in South Dakota sit within 10 miles of protected public land, measured to the real boundary of the nearest national park, wilderness area, wildlife refuge or conservation area; none sit within a single mile.

Which county in South Dakota has the most data centers?

Minnehaha County has the most, with 8 tracked data centers, followed by Brookings County (1) and Hughes County (1).

Are there proposed data centers in South Dakota?

Yes. We track 4 proposed data centers in South Dakota, including Sioux Falls Data Center Complex, Leola Data Center and Simple Mining Madison Data Center. None of them sit within 10 miles of protected public land.

Who is building data centers in South Dakota?

The most active operators in South Dakota are TierPoint (2 sites), Midcontinent Communications (2 sites) and Gemini Data Center SD LLC (1 site), counted by sites, not megawatts.

13 Data Centers in South Dakota: Map, List, Proposed Sites

Find data centers near you in South Dakota

Type your ZIP code or your town and you’ll see what’s proposed, going up and already running near it, and how close each one sits to protected land. A ZIP opens its own page you can bookmark and share.

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Proposed data centers in South Dakota

4 proposed data centers are on the record in South Dakota. By county, then name.

Data centers operating in South Dakota

9 data centers are operating in South Dakota. By county, then name.

Projects stopped or paused

3 proposed projects in South Dakota were voted down, withdrawn, canceled or held by a moratorium. Each project’s page links the source for how it ended.

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Map of data centers in South Dakota

Map of the 13 data centers in South Dakota tracked by More Than Just Parks, updated October 2026 — Every light is a facility we can tie to a public source, drawn October 2026. Map by More Than Just Parks, free to share and embed with the credit link.

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Every tracked facility in South Dakota

13 facilities across 6 counties, the busiest first. Open a county to see its facilities; each one opens its own record.

Minnehaha County 1 proposed 7 operating8

Brookings County 1 proposed1

Sequitor Edge Brookings Research Park Data CenterUnsized

Hughes County 1 operating1

South Dakota State IT Data CenterInstitutional

Lake County 1 proposed1

Simple Mining Madison Data CenterMid-size · 10 MW

McPherson County 1 proposed1

Leola Data CenterMid-size · 50 MW

Sully County 1 operating1

Big Watt Digital Sully Buttes CampusMid-size · 30 MW

Data centers in South Dakota: common questions

How many data centers are in South Dakota?: More Than Just Parks tracks 13 active data center facilities in South Dakota, each citing a public source: 9 operating, 0 under construction and 4 proposed. 3 more were canceled, withdrawn, suspended or blocked.
How much electricity do South Dakota's data centers use?: We don’t publish a state total, and the reason matters: about six in ten facilities here never disclose a capacity, so any sum would look like a census of South Dakota's data center load while leaving out the sites that stayed quiet. Each facility page shows the figure its own source states. A single large campus can draw as much power as a small city.
Are South Dakota data centers near protected land?: 0 of the tracked facilities in South Dakota sit within 10 miles of protected public land, measured to the real boundary of the nearest national park, wilderness area, wildlife refuge or conservation area; none sit within a single mile.
Which county in South Dakota has the most data centers?: Minnehaha County has the most, with 8 tracked data centers, followed by Brookings County (1) and Hughes County (1).
Are there proposed data centers in South Dakota?: Yes. We track 4 proposed data centers in South Dakota, including Sioux Falls Data Center Complex, Leola Data Center and Simple Mining Madison Data Center. None of them sit within 10 miles of protected public land.
Who is building data centers in South Dakota?: The most active operators in South Dakota are TierPoint (2 sites), Midcontinent Communications (2 sites) and Gemini Data Center SD LLC (1 site), counted by sites, not megawatts.

Every facility on this page cites a public record we can link to: industry reporting, facility trackers, company announcements, and local planning and utility filings, cross-referenced against protected public land. Part of the Data Center Tracker from More Than Just Parks. A facility shows a capacity only where its own source states one.

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