SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) A big wind farm in east central South Dakota got the go-ahead today from the Public Utilities Commission.

It approved a construction permit for a wind farm of up to 103 turbines southeast of White.

It would be built by Navitas Energy, a Minneapolis developer of wind farms.

The estimated cost is 300 (M) million dollars.

A company spokesman says construction will begin next year.

The turbines would be located on about 93 acres dispersed through 25 sections of land.

The electricity produced will be fed to the Western Area Power Administration grid.



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