Wind power...South Dakota's new specialty crop

Why Wind Makes Sense

Demand for new generating capacity in South Dakota is estimated to be 20 to 40 MW per year for the next 10 to 15 years (SDEIA, Nov 2006, Electric Industry Interviews, Schulte Associates LLC).

Community based wind development and renewable energy could easily meet this demand, and be up and running before the proposed Big Stone II, benefiting South Dakotan farmers, local entrepreneurs and Native tribes.

The Minnesota Public Utility Commission on June 5 decided to delay a decision on the Certificate of Need for power lines leading to the proposed Big Stone II coal-burning power plant in South Dakota, leaving the project in limbo.