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2023 South Dakota Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average South Dakota customer went without power for about 2.3 hours — the 42nd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.3
Peak customers out
16,994
Rank (worst state)
42nd
Counties affected
20

South Dakota outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

0.7h20150.9h20160.8h20171.1h20183.8h20194.6h20203.4h20216.9h20222.3h20232.3h20246.5h2025

Hardest-hit South Dakota counties in 2023

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Minnehaha County16,9942Lincoln County12,5053Beadle County7,8614Brown County6,6855Yankton County5,8356Lawrence County4,4617Davison County3,5188Pennington County2,4919Fall River County2,23510Brule County1,73411Butte County1,40212Custer County1,38613Lyman County1,28114Kingsbury County1,22615Roberts County1,17516Perkins County1,13717Deuel County1,13718Turner County1,11319Union County1,08220Day County1,032

Biggest South Dakota outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Minnehaha CountyApril 13, 202316,994
Lincoln CountySeptember 8, 202312,505
Minnehaha CountyApril 14, 20238,818
Minnehaha CountyAugust 23, 20238,652
Minnehaha CountyJune 11, 20238,614
Minnehaha CountyApril 6, 20237,985
Lincoln CountyDecember 18, 20237,969
Beadle CountyJanuary 13, 20237,861
Minnehaha CountyAugust 5, 20237,150
Brown CountyAugust 29, 20236,685
South Dakota by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEMIKYOKARWV

Part of the 2023 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.