A group called “We Care” is working to stop development of a large wind farm in Lincoln County in south east South Dakota. Much of their opposition is based on the proximity to towns and homes in the growing county.

Now a wind power expert agrees with their concern.

Steve Wegman with the South Dakota Renewable Energy Association says there are better spots for a big wind farm like that…

 

Wegman says any wind farm will be on the land for a long time…

 

Wegman says the projected life span of a wind generator is quite long…

 

Dakota Power Community Wind of Aberdeen wants to build five to six hundred wind generators on twenty four thousand acres in Lincoln County.