Brookings Activity Center SD

Of its 4 ports, 2 are DC fast and 2 are Level 2. DC fast ports deliver direct current straight to the battery and are the ones used for quick stops on longer trips. Level 2 ports are 240-volt AC chargers, typically used where a car is parked for an hour or more. That is about 42% above the South Dakota average of 2.8 ports per station. The registry lists 3 connector types: CHAdeMO, Legacy DC fast connector (Nissan Leaf era); J1772, the standard Level 1/2 AC connector; CCS, Combined Charging System — the J1772-based DC fast connector. The site is listed as a public site location.

Brookings has 3 charging stations in the DOE registry with 8 ports, the 10th-most of 30 cities and towns in South Dakota. Brookings Activity Center SD accounts for 50% of the charging ports in Brookings. Red E runs 2 stations in Brookings. Statewide, South Dakota has 120 stations and 339 ports, the 49th-largest station count of the 51 states and DC. The biggest station in South Dakota, Sioux Falls Regional Airport (Level 4) in Sioux Falls, has 17 ports.

Red E operates 1,105 stations in the registry across 47 states, with 2,240 DC fast and 2,633 Level 2 ports in total. 5 of those stations are in South Dakota, 4% of the state's 120.

“Available” means the station is open and in service according to the DOE registry. Its access code is public, meaning it is listed as open to any driver. It opened on Jan 12, 2023, one of 24 stations in South Dakota with a 2023 open date. The station's record was last updated at the source on Oct 12, 2026.