South Dakota’s Board of Economic Development voted Tuesday to authorize up to $6.1 million in tax rebates for the state’s largest wind energy project.
The $750 million, 333-megawatt wind farm will span about 110 square miles of private land, located north of Philip and 85 miles east of Rapid City. State regulators described the project as the state’s largest wind facility when they approved a permit Feb. 12 for Philip Wind Partners, a subsidiary of Chicago-based Invenergy. Plans call for up to 87 turbines and 5.5 miles of electrical transmission line.
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development said Tuesday that construction has begun on the project, which is expected to become operational in 2028…