The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission will host an interconnection workshop March 18-19, 2008, in Pierre. The workshop will be held at the Kings Inn Hotel and Conference Center, 110 E. Sioux Ave. This will be the first of several workshops designed to develop a statewide best practices model for connecting small generating facilities to the electric grid.

Click here to view the recorded webinar.
Click on these links to download the powerpoint presentations:

On November 29th – 30th, the meeting Wind Energy and Transmission: The South Dakota Landscapewill be held in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The meeting will focus on wind and transmission issues relevant to South Dakota, including the following topics:

http://www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/re_wind.htm

http://www.puc.state.mn.us/docs/windrpt_vol%201.pdf

From the U.S. Dept. of Labor: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/electric_power/illustrated_glossary/index.html

The 2006 Minnesota Wind Integration Study found that enough wind power to supply up to 25% of Minnesota's retail electricity sales by 2020 can be reliably incorporated by the electric power system at minimal additional cost. The study was ordered by the Minnesota Legislature.

Transmitting bulk electricity from a generating plant to a distribution system across a third party's lines.

The transfer of electric current from a power plant to a destination that could be hundreds of miles away.