Whether or not the Legislature and the Public Utilities Commission invite hyperscale data centers into South Dakota, South Dakotans are already footing the bill for…
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The billionaire vandalizing America says folks who oppose data centers are Chinese dupes who want their communities to be backwards and poor. Frank Kloucek, the…
Incumbents and legislative aspirants looking to write good laws on data centers will want to read all 17 pages (and well-footnoted sources!) of the Legislative…
If Governor Larry Rhoden really wants spend money on “strengthening our critical infrastructure” and “improving resilience”, maybe he should take his half-million misappropriation back from…
Perry Groten gets an anecdotal report from one Sioux Falls bike shop that Trump’s humiliating and counterproductive war against Iran is boosting electric bike sales:…
The Legislature smartly declined to throw money at data centers and instead approved some mild regulations concerning data centers’ electricity and water usage and a…
Donald Trump promised cheaper eggs; still no cheaper eggs. Trump promised cheaper energy: “My goal will be to cut your energy costs in half within…
As cryptocurrency comes predictably crashing down, the Public Utilities Commission is encouraging crypto-scammers to come mine their imaginary gold here in South Dakota with cheaper…
The Fort Randall Dam flooded over 34 square miles of Yankton Sioux reservation land and forced 136 Indian families off their home land. Now a…
Climate change is bringing stronger, more frequent storms. What are power companies doing to protect their customers from these storms? Not enough, say McKennan Park…