- With comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation, we could create as many as 10,000 jobs in South Dakota and save households up to $1,602 per year.
- South Dakota ranks fourth in the nation in potential wind generation capacity. The state’s wind energy resources could produce over 1 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year, according to the American Wind Energy Association, which is over 50 times the state’s current electricity production and enough to power over 86 million homes,
- South Dakota added nearly 126 megawatts of wind capacity in 2009 alone, enough to power nearly 90,000 homes.
- The University of South Dakota and South Dakota State University were the first universities in the Midwest to be powered with 100% renewable energy, provided by a wind farm near Wessington Springs.
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Clean Energy Potential in South Dakota (PDF)
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