Power plant · South Dakota, United States
Angus Anson Power Plant
Angus Anson Power Plant is a gas power plant in South Dakota, United States, with 406 MW of capacity, owned by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Grid connection
166 MW of its 406 MW is due to retire in 2029, which frees up that much of its grid connection at 115 kV to the grid of Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | South Dakota | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1994 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 406 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 115 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2029 (166 MW retiring, 1 unit, planned retirement reported to EIA) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2040 (239 MW retiring, 2 units, planned retirement reported to EIA) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 43.6035, -96.6356 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Angus Anson is the 4th-largest of 5 power plants in South Dakota and the 808th-largest of 885 in the United States by capacity; its 406 MW is <0.1% of the 856,654 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 4th of 5 | 2,291 MW | 18% |
| United States | 808th of 885 | 856,654 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,268th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 mines and 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corson Sand Plant / Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 5.7 km |
| Sioux Falls Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 12 km |
| ADP South Dakota | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| TierPoint Sioux Falls West Data Center | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Dell Rapids East Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 25 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
- Sherburne County1,704 MW
- Prairie Island1,186 MW
- Mankato Energy Center741 MW
- Monticello Nuclear Facility685 MW
- High Bridge644 MW
- Sherco BESS600 MW · under construction
- Allen S King598 MW
- Riverside (MN)586 MW
Other power plants in South Dakota
- Oahe786 MW
- Big Bend Dam538 MW
- Big Stone451 MW
- Ben French110 MW
- Huron57.9 MW
- Toronto Power Plant145 MW · planned
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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