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South Dakota residential electricity cost calculator
The current WattNomic default for South Dakota is 13.24 cents per kWh from EIA's February 2026 monthly retail-price table. That is 5.11 cents below the state/DC average in this dataset.
Quick estimates for South Dakota
- $119monthly cost at 900 kWh
- $1,430annual cost at 900 kWh/month
- $1,024estimated annual value of 7 kW solar at 85% bill offset
- #41highest residential electricity price among state/DC pages
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (February 2026). Replace defaults with your utility bill before making a purchase decision.
How South Dakota compares
South Dakota ranks #41 by residential electricity price among the 51 state/DC pages in this launch set. The current simple average across these pages is 18.35 cents/kWh.