Deer Creek Station — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56610
- Capacity
- 324 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Brookings, SD
- Operating Since
- 2012
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Basin Electric Power Coop
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 1,131,678 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 39.7%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Deer Creek Station
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #3 of 11 Natural Gas plants in SD#616 of 2009 nationally
324 MW Natural Gas operating in Brookings, SD — Southwest Power Pool
EIAWD
324 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
44.3959, -96.5328
County
Brookings, SD
Nearby Plants
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- Coyote RidgeWind97.4 MW · 6.4 km
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Basin Electric Power Coop | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Basin Electric Power Coop | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Deer Creek Station is a 324 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Brookings County, South Dakota. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Basin Electric Power Cooperative. It consists of two generators and ranks as the third-largest power plant in South Dakota out of six total plants, and 617th nationally out of 945 plants. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Deer Creek Station generated 1,131,678 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 39.7%. The installed cost of the plant was $1,324.54 per kW, according to FERC data.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Cooperative
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
93.6K MWh
Latest Month
1.1M MWh
Annual Generation
39.7%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Form 1HIGH
$1,282/kW
Installed Cost
$38.0/MWh
Operating Cost
basin electric power cooperative (pudl determined)
Reporting Utility
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
WAUEDEERCRKUNCT1_UNIT_RA
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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