Power plant · South Dakota, United States
Ben French Power Plant
Ben French Power Plant is a gas power plant in South Dakota, United States, with 110 MW of capacity, owned by Black Hills Power, Inc.
Grid connection
108 MW of its 110 MW is due to retire in 2027, which frees up that much of its grid connection at 69 kV to the grid of Black Hills Power, Inc.
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 | 1965 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Black Hills Power, Inc. | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Black Hills Power, Inc. | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 110 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 | Black Hills Power, Inc. | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 69 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2027 (108 MW retiring, 8 units, planned retirement reported to eia) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 44.0872, -103.2610 | 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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Ben French is the 5th-largest of 6 power plants in South Dakota and the 939th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 110 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 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 | 5th of 6 | 2,349 MW | 4.7% |
| United States | 939th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,426th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid City Quarry & Mill | Mine | — | Operating | 4.2 km |
| Konechne Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 6.5 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from Black Hills Power, Inc.
- Dutchman Solar generation and BESS998 MW · planned
- Cowboy Solar I800 MW · planned
- Cowboy Solar II565 MW · permitted
Other power plants in South Dakota
- Oahe786 MW
- Big Bend Dam538 MW
- Big Stone451 MW
- Angus Anson406 MW
- Huron57.9 MW
- Toronto Power Plant145 MW · planned
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.