Midwest

South Dakota

South Dakota’s primary industry is agriculture, with the state ranking 5th in the country for farmland coverage and producing 9% of the country’s ethanol. In-state electricity generation tripled from 2007-2022, the overwhelming majority of which comes from renewables — over half of total generation comes from wind alone. With one of the smallest populations in the country, energy-intensive industries, and significant seasonal temperature variability, the state ranks 8th in the country for energy consumption per capita and 9th for petroleum use per capita.
Governor
Kristi L. Noem (Republican)
House Party
Republican Supermajority
Senate Party
Republican Supermajority
Legislative session
1/9/24 - 3/26/24

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Policies Enacted or In Progress
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Policy Opportunities
across 7 policy areas

Midwest

12 states
This map shows the occurrence of climate policies passed at the state-level. Higher numbers represent more climate policies enacted.

Progress by Policy Area

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in South Dakota

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Residential energy codes are statewide building codes that dictate the energy performance requirements of newly constructed residential buildings.

Buildings and Efficiency
Building Codes
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Commercial energy codes are statewide building codes that dictate the energy performance requirements of newly constructed commercial buildings.

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Building Codes
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Stretch building energy codes are an optional, more stringent building code established by the state that local jurisdictions can adopt to require that newly constructed buildings are more efficient than the baseline state codes.

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Building Codes
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Appliance standards set minimum energy and water conservation requirements for appliances and equipment.

Buildings and Efficiency
Building Standards
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Building performance standards establish energy and/or greenhouse gas performance targets for existing buildings in a state. These targets increase in stringency over time, leading to efficiency improvements in buildings to conserve energy and reduce emissions.

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Building Standards
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Clean heat standards establish a performance standard requiring heat providers to deliver a gradually-increasing percentage of low-emission heating services to customers.

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Energy efficiency resource standards (EERS) establish targets and deadlines for utilities to reduce electricity demand through efficiency or "demand side" programs.

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Property assessed clean energy (PACE) allows residential and/or commercial property owners to finance efficiency upgrades with loans tied to the property.

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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled.

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All-electric buildings policies require new buildings to be constructed with all-electric heating, cooling, and cooking systems to transition away from fossil-fuel use in buildings.

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The State Climate Policy Dashboard tracks only passed policies and does not include bills currently proposed in legislative sessions. The website is intended to illustrate the current status of policies for each state, as well as key resources and model states for each policy.

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