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Energy Consumption in South Dakota Industry

The charts and statistics on this page show economic indicators of industrial energy consumption in South Dakota. You can link to the following graphs on this page:

These indicators show the decreasing energy intensity of South Dakota industry over time. Read more about energy statistics.

One indicator of the importance of the industrial sector to the energy economy of the state is reflected in the number of people working in large energy consuming activities such as manufacturing, agriculture, and mining.

Source: 2000 U.S. Census

Percent of South Dakota workforce in manufacturing 11.1%
Percent state rank 37
Percent of South Dakota workforce in agriculture and mining 8.1%
Percent state rank 3

Gross Product in South Dakota Industry per Unit of Energy Input

South Dakota industries are growing faster than energy consumption in the industrial sector. In other words, the industrial sector of the South Dakota economy is becoming less energy intensive over time.

Industrial sales are calculated by adding together sales data by year from the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Energy consumption in industry by state is available from the DOE Energy Information Administration (EIA) State Energy Database (SEDS). Note that 2005 is the latest year for which state-by-state data are available from EIA.

Gross Product in the South Dakota Industrial Sector per Unit of Energy Input 1997 - 2005

(current dollars / million Btu)

1997: 85.599; 1998: 96.088; 1999: 83.905; 2000: 88.992; 2001: 105.327; 2002: 101.007; 2003: 98.984; 2004: 112.689; 2005: 106.776;
Gross state product in South Dakota industry per unit of energy input in 2005
($ / million Btu)
$106.78
U.S. gross product in industry per unit of energy input
($ / million Btu)
$84.40
State rank 17

current dollars - show chained-2000 dollars

Average annual increase in South Dakota gross state product in industry per unit of energy input 1997–2005 2.5%
U.S. average annual increase 4.6%
State rank for annual percent increase 41

current dollars - show chained-2000 dollars

Average annual increase in gross state product in South Dakota industry 1997–2005 3.3%
U.S. average annual increase 3.7%
State rank for annual percent increase 26

current dollars - show chained-2000 dollars

Gross Product in South Dakota Industry per Kilowatt-Hour of Electricity Input

By comparing the slope of this graph with the one above, you can deduce that electricity use in industry is growing faster than total energy use in the industrial sector. Electricity is the fastest growing fraction of the energy economy in all sectors, including industry.

Source: Energy consumption in industry by state is available from the EIA SEDS database. Sales from industrial activity are taken from the NAICS.

Gross Product in the South Dakota Industrial Sector per kWh of Electricity Input 1997 - 2005

(current dollars / kWh)

1997: 2.912; 1998: 3.063; 1999: 2.807; 2000: 3.034; 2001: 3.427; 2002: 3.762; 2003: 3.742; 2004: 3.774; 2005: 3.821;
Gross state product in South Dakota industry per kWh of electricity input 2005
($ / kWh)
$3.82
Gross national production in U.S. industry per kWh
($ / kWh)
$2.68
State rank 11

current dollars - show chained-2000 dollars

Average annual increase in South Dakota gross state product in industry per kWh 1997–2005 3.1%
U.S. average annual increase 3.7%
Percent increase state rank 28

current dollars - show chained-2000 dollars

South Dakota percent of total energy consumption in industry for electricity 19%
U.S. percentage for electricity 28%
Percent state rank 42
South Dakota electricity consumption in industry
(million kWh)
1,840
U.S. electricity consumption in industry
(million kWh)
1,019,156
State rank 47