In 2018 70% of our electric energy came from renewable energy. 46% from a long standing commitment to federal hydropower from Missouri River USCOE projects. A commitment made when others wouldn’t. 24% from a rapidly growing wind generation capacity. My utility built what was then the biggest wind project in a, uh, windy state. In 2008, 52% of our electric energy came from coal. In 2018 that share was down to 21%. Plus, fracking produced abundant and cheap natural gas for 9% of capacity. The market worked. South Dakota has no mandates on fuel choices. When you flyover going to the coasts, look out the window at the future of energy. Both coasts talk big, we here began serious work on a conversion over a decade ago.
