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The Clean Energy Economy



The Clean Energy Economy: South Dakota

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PRESS RELEASE: South Dakota Clean Energy Economy Jobs Grew More than 19 Times Faster than Overall Jobs – Pew Charitable Trusts, June 10, 2009

South Dakota has a small but fast-growing piece of America's clean energy economy. Jobs in the state's clean energy economic sector grew 19 times faster annually than total jobs between 1998 and 2007. The state has attracted an increasing number of clean energy economy jobs despite a lack of venture capital investments and little research activity in clean technologies. South Dakota has the potential to power 50 percent of the nation's electricity demands through its wind. Though the state's current wind production falls far short of that potential, South Dakota could accelerate that growth as it recently allowed wind producers to begin selling their wind power and renewable energy credits.

 

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