Resources for South Dakota
4 link(s).
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission: Wind Energy
Date: 7/26/2011
Location: SD
This information was last updated on July 26, 2011
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission's (PUC) role in wind energy development is regulation and education. The PUC has siting authority for wind farms with a capacity of 100 megawatts or more. Smaller wind projects are not regulated by the commission.
Find information about wind resource potential, projects, tools for landowners, small wind, and more.
Wind Energy in Miner County
Date: 7/26/2011
Location: SD
This information was last updated on July 26, 2011
Miner County has four wind turbines located in Howard, Carthage, and Canova, South Dakota. The website describes how people in Miner County recognize that the economy of rural America is changing and how technology affects rural places. The website provides links to one-page factsheets on wind issues such as South Dakota's wind resource, wind economics, transmission, and more; project history; wind turbine construction photos; and electricity production information. The website also provides a publication, commissioned by the Environmental Law and Policy Center, on the economic impact renewable energy could have on South Dakota.
South Dakota Public Utility Commission
Date: 12/14/2004
Location: SD
This information was last updated on August 02, 2011
This website provides information about South Dakota wind projects, tools for landowners, small wind energy facility construction notices, and more.
South Dakota Incentives and Policies for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE Database)
Location: SD
This information was last updated on November 02, 2011
The Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and selected federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.