South Dakota’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future

This fact sheet from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute outlines the economic and environmental benefits of implementing energy efficiency policies in South Dakota, specifically regarding pollution reduction and cost savings by 2030.

• Implementing specific energy efficiency policies—including annual energy savings of 1%, national model building codes, and 40 MWs of new combined heat and power—could allow 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 the residents of South Dakota $239 million by 2030 and reduce air pollution by 20,000 tons of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and 40,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) by the same year.
• The adoption of popular energy efficiency policies can enable South Dakota to meet 100% of its carbon pollution reduction goal 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} }