
South Dakota Ranks 19th for Data Center Grid Pressure
A Wolfstone Digital study scored South Dakota 22.1 out of 100 on data-center pressure on the electric grid.
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A Wolfstone Digital study scored South Dakota 22.1 out of 100 on data-center pressure on the electric grid.
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Do you think your area's electricity reliability is getting better or worse?
November 13, 2026
Kolbeck Criticizes Data Center Memo as OpinionatedA South Dakota lawmaker faulted a 17-page Legislative Research Council memo on hyperscale data centers, while colleagues defended it as neutral.