2019 report shows South Dakota had country’s largest percentage increase in wind growth

Wind energy is now the largest source of renewable electricity in the U.S., generating more than 7 percent of the country’s electricity in 2019. South Dakota saw the country’s largest percentage growth of wind energy, increasing its installed wind capacity by more than 50 percent last year. That means wind energy now provides the Rushmore state with more than 20 percent of the electricity generated. To read the full article, click here.