Installers, contractors and solar service companies whose service area covers South Dakota.
South Dakota runs on wind and water — and solar is the new arrival. The state had almost no solar to speak of until March 2024, when the 128-megawatt Wild Springs Solar Project in Pennington County — the largest in state history, generating enough for about 37,000 homes — came online and roughly doubled South Dakota's solar capacity in a single stroke. More large projects are proposed in the west, and rooftop systems are quietly multiplying on the farms, ranches, and homes that prize self-reliance.
The homeowner math starts with taxes: South Dakota's renewable energy system exemption keeps the first $50,000 — or 70% of the assessed value, whichever is greater — of a home solar system off your property tax bill. What there isn't is a statewide net metering law: your utility sets the terms for buying any power you export, under state interconnection standards in place since 2009, and many utilities and cooperatives offer their own buyback or net-metering arrangements. The installers below will know your utility's current terms — get them in writing before you sign.
Check the full South Dakota rebates and incentives list, compare installers from Sioux Falls and Rapid City to Aberdeen and Pierre, and browse our solar energy resources for guides to snow loads, ground mounts, and pairing solar with batteries for long rural outages.
