Marcia Hultman

Cabinet Secretary

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South Dakota Electrical Commission

Fees for Inspections

Wiring Permits are $15 each or a book of 20 for $300

The Commission conducts the following allotted number of inspections per the calculated fee per the table below. Inspections in addition to the allotted inspections will be assessed at $100 per hour for the first hour and $25/15 minutes after.

Minimum fee for requested electrical inspections.

A minimum inspection fee of one hundred dollars is imposed if any fee in the table below is equal to less than $100.

The policy is in effect as of Nov. 12, 2024, for all outstanding permits.

The table includes a link to the Administrative Rule of South Dakota (ARSD) pertinent to each type of installation.

Installation Criteria Fee
06/01/20
Allotted Insp. Per Rule
New Houses 0 - 200 amps $160.00 RI, F
201 - 400 amps $300.00 2 RI, F
401 - over $300.00 plus circuits 2 RI, F
Services - new 0 - 200 amps $60.00 plus circuits RI, F
201 - 400 amps $75.00 plus circuits RI, F
401 - 800 amps $100.00 plus circuits RI, F
801 - 1600 amps $150.00 plus circuits RI, F
1601 - over $275.00 plus circuits 2 RI, F
Services - replacement 0 - 200 amps $100.00 plus new circuits F
201 - 400 amps $125.00 plus new circuits F
401 - 800 amps $150.00 plus new circuits F
801 - 1600 amps $175.00 plus new circuits F
1601 - over $200.00 plus new circuits F
Plus Circuits 0 - 30 amps $5.00 See above
31 - 60 amps $10.00  
61 - 100 amps $12.00  
Each additional 100 amps or fraction thereof $8.00  
Circuits Install or Alteration   $50 per circuit* 1 or 2 circuits = 1
  3 or more circuits = 2
Requested Inspections $100/hr. 1 insp. per $100
Reinspections $100/hr.  
Remodel Work First 40 openings or connections (each) $2.00 F
Each additional opening or connection $0.50  
First 40 light fixtures (each) $2.00 F
Each additional lighting fixture $0.50  
Each motor or special equipment $6.00  
Apartment Building Per unit $50.00 2 insps. per 4 units
Outdoor Signs & Feeders Each feeder or branch circuit
$50.00 F
Irrigation Service $75.00 F
Each motor $2.00  
Mobile Homes
No feeder charge included in these fees.
First unit $75.00 F
Each additional unit $35.00  
RV Parks Per unit $20.00 F
Each additional unit $20.00  
Range Wells Per hour will be charged as a requested inspection fee $100 F
Swimming Pools Residential pools $150.00 RI, F
Carnivals/Concessions Per ride or concession $10.00 1 insp. per $100
Reinspection per unit $5.00  
Per transformer or generator $30.00  
Permits   $15.00  

**Note: Installers will not receive credit for unused allotted inspections.