South Dakota regulators approve wind farm that will be the largest in the state

By: Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 314

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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South Dakota regulators approved a permit Thursday for a $750 million, 333-megawatt wind farm spread across approximately 110 square miles of private land.

The site selected by Philip Wind Partners, a subsidiary of Chicago-based Invenergy, is north of Philip and about 85 miles east of Rapid City. Plans call for up to 87 turbines and 5.5 miles of electrical transmission line, creating enough capacity to power hundreds of thousands of homes.

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