The following list is a sampling of commercial wind developers, some of which have South Dakota wind energy projects in the production, development or research stage. Follow the links to find company profiles, services offered and a description of how these entities conduct business.

BP Alternativenergy
33rd Floor
700 Louisiana St.
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: (713) 354-2174

Cimarron Light & Power Systems
506 Riverside Road NE
Huron, SD 57350
Phone: (605) 352-4460

Clipper Windpower
Ste 300
6305 Carpinteria Ave.
Carpinteria, CA 93103
Phone: (805) 690-3275

Dakota Plains Energy

DISGEN
Distributed Generation Systems Inc.
Ste 304
200 Union Blvd.
Lakewood, CO 80228
Phone: (303) 531-5523

enXco, Inc.
Contact for Midwest, Central and Eastern regions
Ste 107
10 Second St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Phone: (866) 321-WIND (Toll free)

NextEra Energy Resources LLC (fka FPL Energy)
PO Box 14000
Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420
Phone: (561) 691-7171

Global Winds Harvest, Inc.
103 Front St.
Schnectadey, NY 12035
Phone: (518) 376-2346

IBERDROLA RENEWABLES, Inc.
Ste 700
1125 NW Couch St.
Portland, OR 97209
Phone: (503) 796-7000

National Wind, LLC
Katie Clark, Director of Community Relations
2727 43rd St.
Minneapolis, MN 55410
Phone: (612) 746-6600

Outland Renewable Energy LLC
Ste 225
207 N. Chestnut St.
Chaska, MN 55318
Phone: (612) 210-9817

Pacific Winds Energy LLC
15850P Jess Ranch Road
Tracy, CA 95377
Phone: (925) 631-9511

Additional environmental and cultural resources

Protecting environmental and cultural resources is a major concern in siting  wind projects.

Siting Guidelines for Wind Power Projects in South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks  

South Dakota Bat Management Plan
South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks

Interim Guidelines to Avoid and Minimize Wildlife Impacts from Wind Turbines
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Interim Guidelines for Recommendations on Communications Tower Siting, Construction, Operation and Decommissioning
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Historical Preservation Review and Compliance

South Dakota Ecological Services Field Office

South Dakota Bat Working Group

South Dakota National Wildlife Refuges

Avian Power Line Interaction Committee

The South Dakota Wind Energy Association recommends developers consult the environmental and cultural offices in the state as early as possible. These resources can also be helpful to government officials while siting wind and wireless towers.

Terrestrial Wildlife Biologist
S.D. Department of Game, Fish & Parks
(605) 773-2742

Review & Compliance Coordinator
S.D. State Historical Society
(605) 773-6004

South Dakota Ecological Services Field Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(605) 224-8693

Web site links found throughout www.sdwind.org intended to provide helpful resources. Inclusion of a Web link on this site is not necessarily an endorsement of an organization, product or service.

Want to know where wind farms are being developed? 
The FAA is a good resource for Large Tower (Wind Turbine) Installations.  [Click here to visit their website]

A Wind Turbine Mapping project is under development and the preliminary information can be found here

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Maps of Installed Capacity and # of Units

Official List of Wind Farms in South Dakota