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• PUC approves wind farm near Philip; 'Will be the largest in the state'
  SDPBFeb 28, 2026
• Lake Oahe, South Dakota
  NASA Science (.gov)Dec 2, 2025
• NorthWestern Conversion Facility Would Help Meet SD's Increasing Energy Demands
  Aberdeen InsiderNov 20, 2025
• NorthWestern Energy plans second natural gas plant in Aberdeen as electricity demand grows
  News From The StatesNov 18, 2025
• Hill City man dead after drowning on Lake Oahe
  KELOLAND.comNov 17, 2025
• Two utilities tell PUC they plan new power facilities
  KELOLAND.comNov 6, 2025
• Major power line expansions will fuel future growth in South Dakota
  MinnPostNov 4, 2025
• Gevo Moves Priority From South Dakota To North Dakota Amid Summit Pipeline Delays
  Aberdeen InsiderOct 18, 2025
• Jet fuel company’s leader calls South Dakota ‘a difficult place to do business’
  South Dakota SearchlightOct 17, 2025
• Fort Randall Dam Undergoing Major Rehabilitation Project
  yankton.netOct 4, 2025
• Fort Randall Dam undergoes largest renovation since 1950s
  Mitchell RepublicSep 15, 2025
• Modernizing the Fort Randall Dam for the next 72 years
  KELOLAND.comAug 26, 2025
• BH Energy starts construction of $280 million Lange II Generating Station in Rapid City
  Black Hills PioneerAug 15, 2025
• Black Hills Energy breaks ground on Lange II project
  KOTA Territory NewsAug 13, 2025
• Groundbreaking of new power plant in Rapid City
  KOTA Territory NewsAug 13, 2025Lange Generating Station
• 1 injured in crane tip at Fort Randall Dam
  KELOLAND.comJul 22, 2025
• Crane tips over at Fort Randall Dam
  YahooJul 21, 2025
• POET Teams Up with Antora, Otter Tail Power on Clean Energy Project Near Big Stone City
  Mitchell NowJul 15, 2025
• POET Partners with Antora and Otter Tail Power for Innovative Energy Storage Project
  mykxlg.comJul 11, 2025
• New clean energy project launches near the Big Stone City Power Plant in Grant County, South Dakota
  KELO-AMJul 10, 2025
• Watertown Utilities Report MRES Buys Former Hubbard Facility for Future Powerplant Amid Looming Rate & Financial Updates
  mykxlg.comMay 29, 2025
• 2022-06-01 VH Voith Hydro North America secures contract award
  VoithMay 25, 2025
• Gevo CEO: No pipeline, no plant
  SDPBApr 3, 2025
• American Foods Group stops operation at South Dakota plant
  MEAT+POULTRYMar 18, 2025
• South Dakota PUC Approves South Deuel Wind Project with Conditions
  mykxlg.comMar 3, 2025
• Gevo ATJ-60 Project Will Be a Source of Renewable Fuels
  GevoFeb 8, 2025
• Big Bend Dam
  USACE Northwestern Division (.mil)Nov 2, 2024
• South Dakota Bowfisherman Shoots 6-Pound Brown Trout, Setting a New State Record and Drawing the Ire of Purists
  Outdoor LifeOct 30, 2024
• Jet fuel company with plan for Lake Preston acquires additional site in North Dakota
  South Dakota SearchlightSep 12, 2024Lake Preston
• Black Hills Power plans new Rapid City electricity plant
  KELOLAND.comAug 23, 2024
• SD Public Utilities Commission Holds Public Input Meeting on Proposed Deuel County Wind Energy Project
  mykxlg.comAug 22, 2024
• Company applies to build 68-turbine, $261 million wind project in northeast SD
  Dakota News NowJul 8, 2024
• South Dakota’s largest solar farm just came online
  ElectrekJun 26, 2024
• South Dakota's largest solar farm goes online
  InspenetJun 26, 2024
• New developments have South Dakota's solar power projects on the rise
  Argus LeaderApr 10, 2024
• South Dakota’s largest solar farm to begin operation soon east of Rapid City
  Dakota News NowMar 14, 2024
• Lake Oahe is 6th new water with zebra mussels in 2023
  KELOLAND.comDec 8, 2023
• Transformer Installation Timelapse at Fort Randall Dam
  AF.milNov 6, 2023
• SD state record walleye caught near Mobridge
  KFYR-TVOct 30, 2023
• Shakespeare Garden & Anne Hathaway Cottage
  Atlas ObscuraOct 12, 2023
• SCOUTING YESTERDAY: Oahe Dam project brings tens of thousands to Pierre area, prompts visit from JFK
  The Dakota ScoutSep 18, 2023
• Pierre’s hidden powerhouse: A closer look at the Oahe Dam
  Dakota News NowJul 13, 2023
• Video - Transformer Installation Timelapse at Fort Randall Dam
  DVIDSJun 11, 2023
• National Grid Renewables building South Dakota’s largest solar project
  Solar Power WorldJan 10, 2023
• South Dakota PUC approves permit to construct North Bend Wind Farm in Hughes and Hyde Counties
  EV WINDJan 8, 2023
• South Dakota farmers don't see Summit carbon dioxide pipeline as a public utility worthy of eminent domain
  AgweekAug 29, 2022
• Healthy soils can not only extend grazing season, but prevent soil from blowing
  Mitchell RepublicJul 31, 2022
• Olson owns Oahe
  Major League FishingJun 2, 2022
• Oahe and Big Bend Dams supporting temporary power needs
  USACE Northwestern Division (.mil)Feb 4, 2022
• Upper Midwest renewable energy projects spark need for more power lines
  Star TribuneOct 2, 2021
• Molded Fiber Glass to close Aberdeen plant in August, 300 workers will lose their jobs
  Watertown Public OpinionJun 8, 2021
• Tatanka Ridge Wind Farm delivers renewable energy to Dairyland Power
  WXOWJan 20, 2021
• BU-Supported Wind Farm Now Up and Generating Clean Electricity
  Boston UniversityDec 1, 2020
• CAT gas-fired gensets pegged for revamped, fast-start SD plant
  Power EngineeringJun 24, 2020
• Big Bend campgrounds opening Thursday
  USACE Northwestern Division (.mil)Jun 10, 2020
• Corps of Engineers announces closure of boat ramps near Big Bend Dam
  USACE Northwestern Division (.mil)Apr 2, 2020
• The Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe "Worse than Chernobyl"
  The War ZoneJan 19, 2020
• Fagen Inc. awarded contract for Otter Tail power facility in S.D.
  West Central TribuneDec 24, 2019
• Geronimo Energy Begins Operation on 200 MW South Dakota Wind Farm
  Saur EnergyDec 6, 2019
• Geronimo Energy’s 200-MW South Dakota wind farm begins operations
  Windpower Engineering & DevelopmentDec 6, 2019
• GE to supply ENGIE onshore wind project with 180 turbines
  Energy Digital MagazineNov 14, 2019
• GE Renewable Energy announces 494 MW orders with ENGIE for projects in Oklahoma and South Dakota
  General ElectricNov 13, 2019
• Award of Merit Energy/Industrial: Big Stone South to Ellendale, 345Kv Power Transmission Line
  ENROct 16, 2019
• Crane Collapses Near Tripp
  yankton.netSep 27, 2019
• Mayor: Higher release levels from Oahe will have small effect on Fort Pierre neighborhoods
  Capital JournalSep 26, 2019
• Wind energy expansion in SD to bring 888 more turbines, $3.3B investment
  South Dakota News WatchSep 3, 2019
• North Dakota's first commercial solar energy project gets OK
  InForumFeb 27, 2019
• Phase II of wind farm comes with controversy
  Tri-State Livestock NewsFeb 8, 2019
• Avangrid sells stake in South Dakota wind farm
  Windpower Engineering & DevelopmentJan 8, 2019
• Up and almost running: Brule County wind project nearly complete
  Mitchell RepublicJul 14, 2018
• New onshore wind projects in Germany: Siemens Gamesa announces five orders including 20 turbines
  Windpower Engineering & DevelopmentMar 28, 2018
• North Dakota regulators OK settlement allowing Otter Tail gas, wind projects to advance
  Utility DiveNov 7, 2017
• Final turbine installed at 600-MW Gemini offshore wind farm
  Windpower Engineering & DevelopmentAug 25, 2016
• Catching the Big One-Salmon Fishing on Lake Oahe Takes Off
  SDPBAug 18, 2016
• What Do You Know About ‘Fort Randall Dam’?
  97.3 KKRCJun 28, 2016
• Two MHI Vestas 8 MW turbines up and running in Denmark
  Windpower Engineering & DevelopmentMay 4, 2016
• Aberdeen beef plant open again and slaughtering cattle
  capjournal.comNov 19, 2015
• NorthWestern Energy to buy Beethoven wind project in southeast South Dakota
  Grand Forks HeraldJul 24, 2015
• BayWa r.e.'s 80 MW Beethoven Wind Project began Operation
  AltEnergyMagJun 18, 2015
• EF-2: Survival, loss and love in Wessington Springs
  Argus LeaderJun 12, 2015
• Beethoven Wind Farm About To See The Light
  yankton.netMar 8, 2015
• GE 7E 3-Series Gas Turbine Selected to Help Montana-Dakota Utilities Meet Peak Demand
  General ElectricFeb 20, 2013
• Impact of Big Stone II's demise uncertain
  MPR NewsNov 3, 2009
• Groton Generating Station, Groton, South Dakota
  POWER MagazineSep 15, 2007
• Big Stone power plant expansion gets green light
  MPR NewsAug 16, 2007