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South Dakota
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State Planning and Incentive Structures
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency in Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Energy Efficient Appliance and Equipment Purchase Requirements for Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Clean Energy Goals for Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency and Alternative Fuel Goals for Public Fleets
Status: No Activity Identified
State and Regional Energy Planning
Status: Completed/Further Work Proposed
Details: South Dakota is part of the Western Governor's Association (WGA). In June 2006 the Governors signed resolutions to meet or exceed goals of 30,000 MW of clean energy by 2015 and a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020, to encourage adequate funding for state energy efficiency and renewable generation programs, and to facilitate development of regional energy markets. South Dakota is also a member of Powering the Plains (PTP), which aims to create an integrated energy strategy that builds on the region's comparative advantages. PTP focuses on (1) renewable energy development; (2) hydrogen production from renewable and carbon-neutral sources; (3) environmental credit trading; (4) carbon sequestration; and (5) coal gasification with carbon capture and geologic sequestration. The states have resolved to create scenarios for reducing GHG emissions 80% by 2050, but have set no specific energy goals yet.
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (NOX Budget Trading Program)
Status: No Activity Identified
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (CAIR Budget Trading Program)
Status: No Activity Identified
Energy Efficiency Actions
Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards
Status: Proposed
Details: The Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord commits participating states to an overall 2% reduction in energy use by 2015. As of November 15, 2007, South Dakota is an observer to this agreement.
Public Benefit Funds for Energy Efficiency
Status: No Activity Identified
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Commercial Programs
Status: No Activity Identified
Details: South Dakota is a "home rule" state, meaning that state government has limited authority to adopt an energy code. Local government have the option to assume that responsibility instead.
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Residential Programs
Status: No Activity Identified
Details: South Dakota is a "home rule" state, meaning that state government has limited authority to adopt an energy code. Local government have the option to assume that responsibility instead.
State Appliance Efficiency Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Energy Supply Actions
Renewable Portfolio Standards
Status: Completed (with caveat)
Details: In February 2008, South Dakota enacted legislation establishing an objective that by 2015, 10% of all retail electricity sales be obtained from renewable and recycled energy. This voluntary objective applies to all retail providers of electricity within the state, but there are no penalties or sanctions for failure to meet the goal. The Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord commits participating states to a region-wide 10% renewable energy standard by 2015. South Dakota is an observer to this agreement.
- http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2008/Bills/HB1123ENR.pdf
- http://www.midwesterngovernors.org/Publications/Greenhouse%20gas%20accord_Layout%201.pdf
Public Benefit Funds for Clean Energy Supply
Status: No Activity Identified
Output-Based Environmental Regulations
Status: No Activity Identified
Interconnection Standards—Clean Distributed Generation
Status: In Progress
Details: The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) adopted the federal interconnection standard (Final Order, Docket EL06-018) on July 11, 2007. On July 29, 2008, the staff of the South Dakota PUC posted a set of proposed interconnection rules for small distributed generators of 10 MW or less, and recommended that the Commission open a rulemaking docket to finalize these rules.
Interconnection Standards—Net Metering
Status: No Activity Identified