SD Wind Farms
SD state has a number of wind farms. With the exception of a few states, only wind farms 200MW and greater are listed. There are a ton of smaller capacity wind farms as well.
Wind drive large turbines that power an generator in the nacelle, which produces electricity. Often the electricity is stored in large battery storage banks (like Tesla Megapacks), which is tied to the grid.
WIND FARM | MW | TURBINES | LOCATION |
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Crow Lake | 152 | 101 | Aurora County |
Buffalo Ridge II | 210 | 105 | Brookings County |
Willow Creek Wind Energy | 106 | 38 | Butte County |
Crocker | 209 | 77 | Clark County |
Crowned Ridge I | 200 | 87 | Codington County |
Dakota Range I and II | 304 | 72 | Codington County |
Day County Wind Project | 106 | 66 | Day County |
Crowned Ridge II | 201 | 88 | Deuel County |
Deuel Harvest North | 301 | 109 | Deuel County |
Tatanka Ridge | 155 | 56 | Deuel County |
Prevailing Wind | 217 | 57 | Hutchinson County |
Triple H 1 | 250 | 92 | Hyde County |
Dakota Range III | 154 | 32 | Roberts County |