Sioux propose massive US project

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Sioux propose massive US project

Richard A. Kessler

Monday, June 17 2013

Updated: Monday, June 17 2013

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Six Sioux tribes are joining forces in an effort to develop a wind project in South Dakota that could become the largest in the US, and hope to finance most of it by issuing bonds through a newly-created tribal power authority.

Leaders of the Cheyenne River, Crow Creek, Oglala, Rosebud, Sisseton Wahpeton and Yankton Sioux envision the phased installation of 1GW to 2GW of wind capacity – a potential investment between $1.75bn and $3bn.

The tribes live on reservations that cover 16% of the total surface land area of South Dakota and have 58GW of wind resource, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The state had 783MW of wind capacity on 1 January, according to the American Wind Energy Association.

As detailed in a feature story on Native American renewable energy development

Sioux propose massive US project -Recharge News


Looks like the native Americans are going to become energy independent!!!

 

[Mr. H.]

Well, I suppose they are entitled to kill birds on the threatened/endangered list.