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Western South Dakota Wind Farm

Sector: Raw Materials • Location: Philip, South Dakota, United States

Source: Successful Farming

Project
Planned

A company is seeking approval to construct a $750 million wind farm in western South Dakota that would produce up to 300 megawatts, enough to power hundreds of thousands of homes. The project involves up to 87 turbines and up to 7 miles of electrical transmission lines on a 70,000-acre area in Haakon County. It is expected to create about 200 construction jobs and 12 long-term jobs, with significa

Status
Prospective
Sector
Raw Materials, Power Generation (CCGT), Wind
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Successful Farming

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The project “Western South Dakota Wind Farm” is an infrastructure initiative in the Raw Materials sector, located in Philip, South Dakota, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Successful Farming.

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2026-07-22

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A company is seeking approval to construct a $750 million wind farm in western South Dakota that would produce up to 300 megawatts, enough to power hundreds of thousands of homes. The project involves up to 87 turbines and up to 7 miles of electrical transmission lines on a 70,000-acre area in Haakon County. It is expected to create about 200 construction jobs and 12 long-term jobs, with significant payments to landowners and taxes over 30 years.

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Energy

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Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

South Dakota

City

Philip

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Successful Farming

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Sector

Raw Materials, Power Generation (CCGT), Wind

Article published date

2025-09-16

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