Wind power, data center ordinance decisions postponed until September
What regulations should be in Brown County’s proposed data center and wind energy ordinances is still unsettled. Both were addressed……
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Summit pipeline decision in Minnesota could come Dec. 12
An administrative law judge report recommends that Minnesota approve a small segment of the massive Summit Carbon Solutions project that…
Republicans Dusty Johnson, Kristi Fiegen earn re-election
Rep. Dusty Johnson will continue to represent South Dakota in Congress while Public Utilities Commissioner Kristie Fiegen will also stay……
3 candidates vie for seat on Public Utilities Commission
South Dakota voters will be asked Nov. 5 to choose one of three candidates seeking a six-year term on the…
Company applies to build 68-turbine, $261 million wind project in northeast SD
An energy company has applied to construct another wind farm in northeastern South Dakota. The company is Chicago-based Invenergy. It……
South Dakota Democrats nominate Boys and Girls Club Director Forrest Wilson as PUC
A former state employee will be the Democratic candidate in the 2024 election for South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner. Forrest……
Fiegen, Aberdeen’s Engelhart win marquee matchups at state GOP convention
PIERRE — Republican delegates in Pierre agreed strongly on at least two things Saturday, June 8 — supporting Public Utilities……
New group aims to refer carbon pipeline law to voters
Voters could be asked to reject a new state law regulating carbon dioxide pipelines. The law was passed during the…
‘Hail Mary’ attempt to deny Summit permit falls short in South Dakota
PIERRE – An effort to deny Summit Carbon Solutions an application to build a carbon sequestration pipeline ahead of highly……
Landowners plead for their right to keep carbon pipeline off their land
Editor’s note: This is a combination of two South Dakota Searchlight stories about the ongoing Public Utilities Commission permit hearing…
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