Sources reviewed · 3 regulation sources
What to know in South Dakota.
The PUC states that South Dakota does not compensate solar generation at a net-metered rate.
For utilities under its jurisdiction, the PUC regulates small-generator interconnection and excess-generation payments; it provides links to filed purchase rates.
Confirm your provider’s service territory, purchase agreement, equipment review and current rate. Contact the Electrical Commission or applicable inspection authority about wiring permits and inspections.
Who provides electricity here?
Narrow possible delivery utilities by ZIP or confirm yours
Find the delivery utility on your electric bill first. A retail supplier or on-site solar seller may be a different company; your delivery utility handles the local grid connection.
Commission-approved territory map with boundary docket links; some boundaries may be changing, so confirm the provider at the service address.
South Dakota PUC: Electric Territory MapsBrowse 73 reported provider records in South Dakota
73 records
Electric delivery utilities 73
Northern States Power Co - MinnesotaInvestor Owned · EIA 13781Reported counties (10)
Hanson, Hutchinson, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner
- Black Hills Power, Inc.Investor Owned · EIA 19545
Reported counties (6)
Butte, Custer, Fall River, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington
NorthWestern Energy - (SD)Investor Owned · EIA 13809Reported counties (27)
Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brown, Brule, Charles Mix, Clark, Codington, Davison, Day, Deuel, Douglas, Edmunds, Faulk, Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyde, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Marshall, Sanborn, Spink, Turner, Yankton
- Sioux Valley SW Elec CoopCooperative · EIA 17267
Reported counties (10)
Brookings, Deuel, Hamlin, Kingsbury, Lake, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Turner
- Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD)Cooperative · EIA 19293
Reported counties (13)
Bon Homme, Clay, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Turner, Union, Yankton
- West River Electric Assn IncCooperative · EIA 20401
Reported counties (6)
Haakon, Jackson, Meade, Oglala Lakota, Pennington, Ziebach
- Watertown Municipal UtilitiesMunicipal · EIA 20187
Reported counties (1)
Codington
- City of Brookings - (SD)Municipal · EIA 2285
Reported counties (1)
Brookings
- Black Hills Electric Coop, IncCooperative · EIA 1769
Reported counties (6)
Custer, Fall River, Lawrence, Meade, Oglala Lakota, Pennington
- Otter Tail Power CoInvestor Owned · EIA 14232
Reported counties (11)
Brookings, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Kingsbury, Lake, Marshall, Moody, Roberts
- Butte Electric Coop, IncCooperative · EIA 2655Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (3)
Butte, Lawrence, Meade
- Moreau-Grand Electric Coop IncCooperative · EIA 12915Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (3)
Corson, Dewey, Ziebach
- West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD)Cooperative · EIA 20368Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (6)
Haakon, Jackson, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Stanley
- LaCreek Electric Assn, IncCooperative · EIA 10558Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (5)
Bennett, Jackson, Mellette, Oglala Lakota, Todd
- Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD)Cooperative · EIA 3236
Reported counties (8)
Aurora, Brule, Buffalo, Davison, Hanson, Jerauld, Miner, Sanborn
- Montana-Dakota Utilities CoInvestor Owned · EIA 12199
Reported counties (13)
Brown, Campbell, Corson, Day, Edmunds, Faulk, Grant, Harding, McPherson, Perkins, Potter, Roberts, Walworth
- City of Pierre - (SD)Municipal · EIA 15040
Reported counties (1)
Hughes
- Northern Electric Coop, IncCooperative · EIA 13750
Reported counties (10)
Beadle, Brown, Clark, Day, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, Marshall, McPherson, Spink
- Grand Electric Coop, IncCooperative · EIA 7484Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (6)
Butte, Corson, Harding, Meade, Perkins, Ziebach
- City of Vermillion - (SD)Municipal · EIA 19788Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Clay
- Rosebud Electric Coop IncCooperative · EIA 16286
Reported counties (4)
Gregory, Lyman, Mellette, Tripp
- Cherry-Todd Electric Coop, IncCooperative · EIA 3435Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (2)
Mellette, Todd
MidAmerican Energy CoInvestor Owned · EIA 12341Reported counties (2)
Lincoln, Union
- Bon Homme Yankton El Assn, IncCooperative · EIA 1898Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (2)
Bon Homme, Yankton
- Clay-Union Electric CorpCooperative · EIA 3716Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (5)
Clay, Lincoln, Turner, Union, Yankton
- H-D Electric Coop IncCooperative · EIA 7870Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (6)
Brookings, Clark, Codington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin
- Whetstone Valley Elec Coop IncCooperative · EIA 20422Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (4)
Codington, Deuel, Grant, Roberts
- Codington-Clark Elec Coop, IncCooperative · EIA 3850Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (10)
Beadle, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Kingsbury, Roberts, Spink
- Lake Region Electric Assn, Inc - (SD)Cooperative · EIA 10632Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (5)
Brown, Day, Marshall, Roberts, Spink
- Dakota Energy Coop IncCooperative · EIA 4720
Reported counties (11)
Beadle, Buffalo, Faulk, Hand, Hyde, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Miner, Sanborn, Spink, Sully
- City of Sioux Falls - (SD)Municipal · EIA 17265Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Minnehaha
- City of Madison - (SD)Municipal · EIA 11475
Reported counties (1)
Lake
- Charles Mix Electric Assn, IncCooperative · EIA 3315Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (4)
Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Douglas
- Cam Wal Electric Coop, IncCooperative · EIA 2986Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (3)
Campbell, Potter, Walworth
- Oahe Electric Coop IncCooperative · EIA 13853
Reported counties (2)
Hughes, Sully
- FEM Electric Assn, IncCooperative · EIA 6272Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (3)
Edmunds, Faulk, McPherson
- Winner Municipal UtilityMunicipal · EIA 20823Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Tripp
- Union County Electric Coop IncCooperative · EIA 19493Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Union
- City of Fort Pierre - (SD)Municipal · EIA 6615Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Stanley
- City of FlandreauMunicipal · EIA 6390Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Moody
- City of BeresfordMunicipal · EIA 1601Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (2)
Lincoln, Union
- City of Volga - (SD)Municipal · EIA 19896
Reported counties (1)
Brookings
- Traverse Electric Coop, IncCooperative · EIA 19060Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (2)
Marshall, Roberts
- Nebraska Public Power DistrictPolitical Subdivision · EIA 13337
Reported counties (1)
Oglala Lakota
- City of Elk PointMunicipal · EIA 5771Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Union
- City of Miller - (SD)Municipal · EIA 12580Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Hand
- Kingsbury Electric Coop, IncCooperative · EIA 10329Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (5)
Beadle, Brookings, Clark, Hamlin, Kingsbury
- Douglas Electric Coop, IncCooperative · EIA 5328Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (5)
Aurora, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, Hutchinson
- City of Groton - (SD)Municipal · EIA 7712Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Brown
- City of Parker - (SD)Municipal · EIA 14489Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Turner
- City of Tyndall - (SD)Municipal · EIA 19333Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Bon Homme
- City of Arlington - (SD)Municipal · EIA 831Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (2)
Brookings, Kingsbury
- City of Howard - (SD)Municipal · EIA 8919Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Miner
- City of Wessington SpringsMunicipal · EIA 20359Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Jerauld
- City of Aurora - (SD)Municipal · EIA 1004Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Brookings
- City of Onida - (SD)Municipal · EIA 14138Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Sully
- City of Plankinton - (SD)Municipal · EIA 15134Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Aurora
- City of Burke - (SD)Municipal · EIA 2534Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Gregory
- City of Estelline - (SD)Municipal · EIA 5995Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Hamlin
- City of Colman - (SD)Municipal · EIA 3735Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Moody
- City of Big Stone City - (SD)Municipal · EIA 1698Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Grant
- City of McLaughlin - (SD)Municipal · EIA 3633Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Corson
- City of White - (SD)Municipal · EIA 40435Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Brookings
- City of Bryant - (SD)Municipal · EIA 2448Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Hamlin
- City of HeclaMunicipal · EIA 8379Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Brown
- City of Faith - (SD)Municipal · EIA 6157Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Meade
- Town of Langford- (SD)Municipal · EIA 26120Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Marshall
- Town of Pickstown - (SD)Municipal · EIA 58139Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Charles Mix
- City of Badger - (SD)Municipal · EIA 1080Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Kingsbury
- Southeast Electric Coop, IncCooperative · EIA 17593Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Harding
- Niobrara Electric Assn, IncCooperative · EIA 13685Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Fall River
- Heartland Consumers Power DistPolitical Subdivision · EIA 40604Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (0)
County coverage not reported in this source
- WAPA-- Western Area Power AdministrationFederal · EIA 27000Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (60)
Aurora, Beadle, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Butte, Campbell, Charles Mix, Clark, Clay, Codington, Custer, Davison, Day, Deuel, Dewey, Douglas, Edmunds, Fall River, Grant, Gregory, Haakon, Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyde, Jackson, Jerauld, Jones, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, Lyman, Marshall, McCook, McPherson, Meade, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Pennington, Perkins, Potter, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Turner, Union, Walworth, Yankton, Ziebach
No matching providers in this reporting snapshot. Check the official directory above.
Official logo sources · Initials indicate a logo not yet verified. Municipal-owner emblems identify the owning city or village.
Source: EIA-861 final 2025 detailed data · Reporting year 2025. Names and reported counties are historical survey data, not a live address lookup. A county can have several providers, and a listing does not mean every resident can choose it. Small/territory-only reports may not identify residential service separately.
Credits, rebates, and other opportunities.
Check the program’s scope before comparing savings: a tax exemption, equipment rebate, loan and electricity-export payment provide different benefits. Funding, utility territory, income, equipment and installation dates can limit eligibility. Amounts below are not added together or deducted from product prices.
Build a project incentive checklist for South Dakota
1 state & utility record
Sioux Falls City Light & Power heat-pump rebate
City of Sioux Falls / Heartland Energy · Heat pumps
The 2026 Power Forward program provides rebates for qualifying heat pumps for the municipal electric utility’s customers.
- Benefit
- Published tiers include $500 for qualifying mini-splits, $1,000 for qualifying ducted air-source systems, and $2,000 for specified electric-backup or geothermal systems.
- Who may qualify
- Only Sioux Falls City Light & Power electric customers; new equipment meeting the application’s capacity/system requirements.
- Before applying or buying
- Equipment must be installed and the application submitted by December 31, 2026. Funding is first-come, first-served; confirm funds before purchase.
No matching records in this reviewed selection. Check the official program sources for more options.
No statewide solar cash rebate was verified in this focused review. This heat-pump example applies only to the named municipal utility, not all South Dakota customers. This is a curated starting list, not every local incentive or a guarantee of available funding.
Federal programs in every state
The federal rules below apply nationally. State-administered federal rebates still require the local program to be operating and your project to meet its conditions.
Residential Clean Energy Credit (25D)
Closed / endedNot available for new property placed in service after December 31, 2025. Do not assume a federal 30% credit for a new 2026 solar, wind, geothermal or battery installation.
IRS: Residential Clean Energy CreditEnergy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (25C)
Closed / endedThe federal home-efficiency credit, including qualifying heat-pump improvements, ended for property placed in service after December 31, 2025.
IRS: Energy Efficient Home Improvement CreditHOMES / High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebates
Eligibility / funding conditionsFederally funded home-energy rebates operate through participating local administrators. Check the state program’s launch, current funding, eligible measures and application requirements. This is not a blanket rooftop-solar rebate.
DOE: Home Energy Rebates ProgramWeatherization Assistance Program
Eligibility / funding conditionsIncome-eligible households may receive approved home-weatherization services through local agencies. This is assistance delivered through a program, rather than an automatic reimbursement for equipment you buy.
DOE: How to Apply for Weatherization Assistance
Permits and electrical codes.
Confirm the adopted electrical, building and fire code editions and amendments with the authority issuing the permit. A utility approval does not replace construction permits or inspections.
Use the adoption authority linked below to check the effective date and amendments. The newest published NEC edition is not automatically the edition adopted for your project.
Before ordering equipment.
Two conversations. Keep their answers separate.
Track permits and interconnection in a project
- Confirm the permit authority
Ask the city, county, or state electrical office which building, electrical and fire-code editions and amendments apply to this address. Request the solar/ESS permit checklist and inspection sequence.
- Confirm the utility process
Give the serving utility your proposed capacity, inverter model and operating mode. Ask which interconnection application, tariff, export limits, meter changes and written operating authorization apply.
- Document the exact equipment
Collect model-specific certificates, installation manuals, a one-line diagram, site/roof plans, and the battery/inverter pairing if storage is proposed. Check them with the permit authority and utility before ordering.
For the general permitting and inspection process: DOE: Permitting and Inspection for Rooftop Solar .
UL, NEMA, and system acceptance.
Different evidence, different scope.
Check the exact model and approved system configuration. A UL 1973 battery listing or UL 9540A fire-test report does not, by itself, establish UL 9540 certification of a complete storage system.
Open the UL & NEMA referenceScope and system-level certification: UL Solutions: Energy Storage System Testing and Certification .
Official sources.
Open the source for current forms, eligibility, tariffs, and adopted rules. Utility-specific examples apply to that provider.
- interconnection billingSouth Dakota PUC: Solar energy FAQ
- billingSouth Dakota PUC: Compensation
- codesSouth Dakota Electrical Commission
