{"title":"Top 10 power-ready AI data center sites in South Dakota","description":"Ranked list of the top power-ready AI data center sites in South Dakota, with Livio Power scores, substation voltage, estimated months to power, MW capacity signal, and diligence keywords for site selection teams.","market":{"slug":"south-dakota","label":"South Dakota","market":"SD statewide power screen","type":"statewide-market","bbox":[42.4,-104.1,45.9,-96.4],"url":"/top-10/south-dakota","liveQuery":"Find 200 MW in South Dakota in 12 months with grid plus onsite power","keywords":["top data center sites in South Dakota","South Dakota AI data center site selection","South Dakota data center power availability","South Dakota power-ready sites","South Dakota substation capacity","SD statewide power screen","AI data center sites","power-ready data center sites","data center power availability","data center site selection","speed to power","utility interconnection","substation proximity","MW capacity signal","RFS date","grid plus onsite power","behind the meter generation","Livio Power"]},"source":"search_index","generatedAt":"2026-06-11T07:55:08.830Z","caveat":"Screening estimate only; not a utility interconnection guarantee, engineering certification, legal opinion, environmental report, water-rights opinion, permit approval, title report, or survey.","sites":[{"rank":1,"siteId":"LP-d2F5LzEwMjMwODUxNTc","name":"Substation 1023085157","lat":45.12885265714285,"lng":-97.80174617142858,"region":"Screened market","score":96,"tier":"A","months":10,"mwBand":"200-500 MW","kv":345,"plantMi":3.87,"plantMw":null,"dcMi":116.01,"redundant":true,"needsFirmGen":false,"inCorridor":false,"summary":"Substation 1023085157 ranks #1 in South Dakota with a 96/100 Livio Power Score, Tier A, 345 kV, 10 month estimated power path, and 200-500 MW MW capacity signal."},{"rank":2,"siteId":"LP-d2F5LzEwMjMwODUxNTk","name":"Substation 1023085159","lat":45.0859476375,"lng":-97.8471072375,"region":"Screened 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Substation","lat":42.61925372857143,"lng":-98.31417391428572,"region":"Screened market","score":96,"tier":"A","months":10,"mwBand":"200-500 MW","kv":345,"plantMi":3.1,"plantMw":2,"dcMi":102.08,"redundant":true,"needsFirmGen":false,"inCorridor":false,"summary":"Grand Prairie Substation ranks #10 in South Dakota with a 96/100 Livio Power Score, Tier A, 345 kV, 10 month estimated power path, and 200-500 MW MW capacity signal."}]}