Brookings County, South Dakota Electric Profile

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Brookings County, South Dakota Overview

Brookings County is the 3rd highest county in South Dakota for non-renewable production per capita, with an average of 22 megawatt hours per resident generated from non-renewable fuels.

Brookings County generates 48.07% of its electricity from non-renewable fuel sources, giving it a ranking of 2nd in South Dakota out of 66 counties for total electricity production from non-renewable sources.

Brookings County residents are responsible for 2,874.58 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year, making them the 2430th highest polluting county out of 3221 counties in the US based on per capita pollution.

Over 51.93% of Brookings County's electricity production comes from sustainable sources, putting Brookings County at 257th in the country for total sustainable electricity production.

Brookings County averages 23.77 megawatt hours produced from wind per capita, which is 247th highest county in the country out of 3221 counties.

Brookings County ranks 161st out of 3221 counties in the US for electricity generated from wind energy.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Total Consumption

505,068 MWh
Consumption per Capita

14.69 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

Total Production

1,573,482 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy

817,131 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy

756,351 MWh
Production per Capita

45.77 MWh

EMISSIONS

CO2 Emissions

98,813,546 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita

2,874.58 kg

Cities within Brookings County: Brookings, SD Electricity; Volga, SD Electricity; Aurora, SD Electricity
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Power Plants
Fuel Types & Emissions
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Brookings, SD Electric Overview

Brookings's citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 11.01 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 91st out of 488 cities in the state. Brookings Municipal Utilities is the largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The average monthly residential electricity bill for a citizen in the city is $105.11 per month.

Brookings emits 1,936.47 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 299th worst polluting city out of 488 cities in South Dakota based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of Brookings from electricity consumption is 45,268,827.87 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 4th highest in South Dakota. The city has zero electricity generation plants.

Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Brookings

Brookings residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in September.

Historical Electricity Rates:

91^st 11.01¢ Average residential price per kWh in the city of Brookings

61^st $105.11 Average residential monthly electricity bill for Brookings Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Brookings, South Dakota

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
Brookings Municipal Utilities	BUNDLED	11.02	93.3	100,635	11,091,000
NorthWestern Energy	BUNDLED	11.45	107.32	571,295	65,431,000
Otter Tail Power Company	BUNDLED	10.66	114.55	115,350	12,295,556
Sioux Valley Energy	BUNDLED	12.16	156.57	317,255	38,588,285

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Volga, SD Electric Overview

Volga's citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 11.65 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 258th out of 488 cities in the state. Volga, South Dakota Electric Utility is the largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The average monthly residential electricity bill for a citizen in the city is $114.55 per month.

Volga emits 1,936.47 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 55th worst polluting city out of 488 cities in South Dakota based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of Volga from electricity consumption is 4,091,758.28 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 42nd highest in South Dakota. The city has zero electricity generation plants.

Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Volga

Volga residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.

Historical Electricity Rates:

258^th 11.65¢ Average residential price per kWh in the city of Volga

206^th $114.55 Average residential monthly electricity bill for Volga Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Volga, South Dakota

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
NorthWestern Energy	BUNDLED	11.45	107.32	571,295	65,431,000
Otter Tail Power Company	BUNDLED	10.66	114.55	115,350	12,295,556
Volga, South Dakota Electric Utility	BUNDLED	12.83	121.79	11,311	1,451,747

Aurora, SD Electric Overview

Aurora's citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 10.69 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 55th out of 488 cities in the state. City of Aurora Utilities is the largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The average monthly residential electricity bill for a citizen in the city is $101.6 per month.

Aurora emits 1,936.47 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 299th worst polluting city out of 488 cities in South Dakota based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of Aurora from electricity consumption is 2,027,482.69 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 74th highest in South Dakota. The city has zero electricity generation plants.

Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Aurora

Aurora residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in September.

Historical Electricity Rates:

55^th 10.69¢ Average residential price per kWh in the city of Aurora

26^th $101.6 Average residential monthly electricity bill for Aurora Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Aurora, South Dakota

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
City of Aurora Utilities	BUNDLED	10.60	84.17	4,467.65	473,694.26
Otter Tail Power Company	BUNDLED	10.66	114.55	115,350	12,295,556
Sioux Valley Energy	BUNDLED	12.16	156.57	317,255	38,588,285

Energy Production in Brookings County, South Dakota

Monthly We report production data as it is published. Due to reporting methods and timing, data from 2021 and 2020 may be incomplete. Data is released in full each fall for the previous calendar year. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

Annual Annual data for 2020 will be finalized in the fall of 2021. Until that time, some data may be incomplete. Data for 2021 is a summation of all information released to date, which may only represent a portion of the actual production that has occurred. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

Power Plants in Brookings County, South Dakota

Plant	City/County	State	Primary Fuel Type	Production (MWh)	Emission (kg)	Emissions per MWh
Deer Creek StationBasin Electric Power Cooperative (100.00%)	Brookings County	SD	Natural Gas	756,351	307,842,552.92	407.01
Coyote RidgeCoyote Ridge LLC (100.00%)	Brookings County	SD	Wind	408,068
Buffalo Ridge II LLCAvangrid (100.00%)	Brookings County	SD	Wind	328,131
Buffalo Ridge I LLCAvangrid (100.00%)	Brookings County	SD	Wind	80,932

Brookings County, South Dakota Details

Brookings County emits 2,874.58 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the county from electricity consumption, which makes it the 2430th highest polluting county out of 3221 counties in the nation based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 98,813,545.78 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, ranking the county the 1814th highest for total pollution in the US. The county has the most power plants of any county in South Dakota, with 4 total power plants. Brookings County's primary fuel consumed for electricity generation is Wind. The county produces 817,131 megawatt hours, or 51.93% of the total production in the county, from this fuel.

WIND

51.93%

NATURAL GAS

48.07%

Brookings County has 2 out of 8 companies reporting that they offer net metering to residents with personal solar panels. Citizens of South Dakota have bad net metering regulations that encourage the installation of solar panels.

The county has 3 companies who report energy loss. The average energy loss amount for these providers is 2.42%. The United States average is 2.76%, resulting in Brookings County receiving a rank of 285th best in the country for energy loss efficiency.