South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (SD PUC) energy facility permitting review and MISO queue timelines target commercial operation in January 2030.[1]
National Grid Renewables is developing the 490 MWac Brookings County Solar Project across rural agricultural land near Brookings and White in Brookings County, South Dakota. Interconnecting directly into the regional 345 kV high-voltage transmission system at the Split Rock to White transmission corridor within MISO, the mega-scale solar power plant represents one of the largest renewable energy generation facilities proposed in South Dakota history.