South Dakota’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future

The fact sheet outlines the potential environmental and economic benefits of energy efficiency in South Dakota, asserting that specific policies could help the state meet its carbon reduction goals under the EPA's Clean Power Plan while saving residents money.

• Implementing a combination of 1% annual energy savings, national model building codes, and 40 MWs of new combined heat and power could enable South Dakota to avoid over 1.8 million tons of carbon dioxide and save more than 2.3 million MWh of electricity by 2030.
• Energy efficiency policies are projected to save South Dakota residents $239 million by 2030 and reduce other pollutants, specifically 20,000 tons of nitrogen oxide and 40,000 tons of sulfur dioxide by the same year.
• The adoption of popular energy efficiency policies can assist South Dakota in meeting 100% of its carbon pollution reduction goal established under the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (n.d.). South Dakota’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_SD.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. South Dakota’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. n.d. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_SD.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitutendsouth, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{South Dakota’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_SD.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }