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Preliminary 2025 facility recordOperating

Rapid City, SD · EIA plant 3325

Ben French

Ben French is a oil & gas power facility in Rapid City, SD, with 110 MW of operating capacity.

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Operating capacity110 MW9 operating generators
Proposed capacity0 MW0 proposed generators
UtilityBlack Hills Power, Inc.EIA-reported operator
Balancing authorityWACMWestern Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region

Capacity profile

Fuel and technology

Nameplate capacity
Operating
Oil & gas110 MW
ProposedNo proposed capacity reported
Reported technologiesNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbinePetroleum Liquids

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Source quality

Preliminary facility data

This page uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release. EIA identifies the release as preliminary, so it should not be used for official state or national aggregation. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not real-time output or annual generation.

Read methodologyEIA-860 source