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Supporting the development of wind energy as a sustainable, economic, and environmentally friendly resource for all of South Dakota.

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About

Welcome to the South Dakota Wind Energy Association.  (SDWEA)


We are here to support the development of wind energy as a sustainable economic and environmentally friendly resource for the state of South Dakota.

Take a look at our brochure.

View a presentation outlining the creation of the SD WEA. [PDF]


Presentations from the SDWEA Annual Meeting are now available.


FREE Advocate Membership Now Available.  [click here to become a member]

South Dakota Wind Energy Association To Hold Public Meetings [Official Release]

DOE Releases Loan Guarantee Rules for Renewable Energy, Transmission.
[More Information on Innovative Funding] or [Transmission Specific] or [AWEA Summary of DOE Announcements]

View an animated map of United States "Installed Wind Capacity" (1999-Current)

South Dakota's State Energy Profile from the EIA. (note the Wind renewable energy coverage)

South Dakota Ecological Services Field Office

U.S. Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin congratulates the SDWEA

U.S. Senator Tim Johnson congratulates the SDWEA in their efforts.



Goals
  • Provide consumers with a cost-effective and stable alternative energy source
  • Foster the development of South Dakota based businesses related to wind energy production
  • Encourage the utilization of local applications for wind energy
  • Help develop investment opportunities in wind energy for South Dakotans
  • Attract wind energy manufacturing to the state that will produce good jobs in wind power installation, operations, and maintenance
  • Encourage the linkage of wind energy to the capabilities in research and development technical job training, engineering and other fields in the South Dakota higher education system
  • Provide a forum for people interested in wind energy to analyze ideas, discuss concerns, and determine other economic and environmental benifits associated with wind energy development.
  • Promote the use of wind energy b providing a forum for education, research, and reliable information about wind energy to a variety of audiences
  • Legitimize reputable interests seeking to establish wind development, in effect, serving as a reference point
  • Provide input to local, state, and national government relative to wind energy policy



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