transmission
As bottleneck stymies projects, Midwest groups call for transmission reforms
Clean energy advocates say the Midwest needs to change how it plans — and pays for — transmission projects.
South Dakota
$3.3 billion wind investment will add 2,500 MW of clean energy in South Dakota
The approved and docketed projects would raise the total number of wind farms to 25 and nearly triple the number of wind towers in the state.
wind
Wind turbine shutdowns during polar vortex stoke Midwest debate
A dip in wind output during last month’s deep freeze is now fueling debate about the nation’s embrace of renewable energy.
South Dakota
Can Sioux tribes pull off largest ever clean energy project on tribal land?
The Oceti Wind Project aims to overcome financial, cultural and bureaucratic barriers to tribal renewable development.
Utilities say CapX2020 transmission project prompting wind energy growth
Finished in late September after more than a decade of planning and construction, the 800-mile-long CapX2020 transmission project has prompted more than 3,600 megawatts of clean energy project proposals, according to Xcel Energy.