Regulators in Deep Red State South Dakota, home to dog murdering Homeland Security idiot Kristi Noem and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, apparently haven’t gotten the memo that convicted felon President Trump is not allowing any more wind energy projects to be built, ever as the South Dakota Searchlight reports they’ve gone ahead and approved a $750 million, 333-megawatt wind farm across 70,000 acres of private land in Haakon County in the western part of the state.
“The applicant has proven they are entitled to this permit under criteria established in state law,” said South Dakota Public Utility Commissioner Chris Nelson in a statement. “When constructed, this wind facility will be the largest in the state, reinforcing our state’s electricity generation capacity.”
Philip Wind Partners estimates a December 2027 activation date for the wind farm, so it’s probably going to break ground in a matter of weeks if not sooner. That it’ll be built and come online around then or be halted at the last second by the Orange God Emperor’s regime ought to be interesting to see. The whole universe of outcomes just makes Trump look stupid and weak – he can’t or won’t stop it, pretend it isn’t happening, etc – or willing to kill job growth out in MAGA country.