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South Dakota - Overview

Governor

Dennis Daugaard (R)

Legislative Make-up

House:  53-17 (1 Ind.) (R)
Senate: 28-7 (R)

Renewable Standard

10% by 2015 Renewable, Recycled and Conserved Energy Objective

Key Issues

  • Working to enact the recommendations of the Wind Energy Competitive Energy Advisory Task Force
  • Possibly revisiting design and siting of MET towers
  • Possible opportunity to achieve RPS progress by focusing on new study results regarding economic impacts of SD wind development

Working Group Chair

Jay Hesse, Geronimo Wind Energy

WOW Staff Liaison

Joe Sullivan, jsullivan@windonthewires.org

Important State Links

South Dakota Public Service Commission

South Dakota Resource Assessment Network (WRAN)
This webpage includes information about WRAN, WRAN data and interpreting instructions, link to the Wind Application Center for Wind for Schools, and other wind information links.

South Dakota Wind Energy Association
SDWEA supports the development of wind energy as a sustainable economically and environmentally friendly resource for the state of South Dakota.

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