How many data centers are in South Dakota?

More Than Just Parks tracks 14 active data center facilities in South Dakota, each citing a public source: 9 operating, 0 under construction and 5 proposed. 2 more were canceled, withdrawn or blocked.

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

We don’t publish a state total, and the reason matters: roughly four in ten facilities 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?

1 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; 0 sit within a single mile.

Data Centers in South Dakota: Map and List, 14 Tracked

Who’s building in South Dakota

Closest to protected land

Applied Digital Yankton ExpansionDeuel County · Unsized, inferred~1.2 mi

Distance is to the boundary of the nearest protected unit; open a row to see which.

Projects communities stopped

2 proposed projects in South Dakota were defeated, withdrawn or blocked after local pushback, a moratorium or a developer’s own retreat.

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Every tracked facility in South Dakota

14 facilities across 7 counties, the busiest first. Open a county for its rows; each row opens the facility.

Minnehaha County 1 proposed 7 operating8

Brookings County 1 proposed1

Sequitor Edge Brookings Research Park Data CenterUnsized, inferred

Deuel County 1 proposed1

Applied Digital Yankton ExpansionUnsized, inferred

Hughes County 1 operating1

South Dakota State IT Data CenterEdge · 8 MW

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 14 active data center facilities in South Dakota, each citing a public source: 9 operating, 0 under construction and 5 proposed. 2 more were canceled, withdrawn or blocked.
How much electricity do South Dakota's data centers use?: We don’t publish a state total, and the reason matters: roughly four in ten facilities 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?: 1 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; 0 sit within a single mile.

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 row prints a capacity only where its own source states one.

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