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Deer Creek Station

Deer Creek Station is a 324 MW operating gas power plant in Brookings County, South Dakota, operated by Basin Electric Power Coop.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingAug 2012 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
02Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle170 MW OperatingAug 2012
01Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle154 MW OperatingAug 2012

Plant details

Operator
Basin Electric Power Coop
Location
Brookings County, South Dakota
Balancing authority
SWPP
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 324 MW
First unit online
Aug 2012
EIA plant ID
56610

Location

44.3962, -96.5333

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem