(Sioux Falls, SD) — South Dakota is a leader in wind energy production, according to a new report. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy says the state was second in the nation in wind energy generated last year. The report also revealed wind energy was more than half out off all the energy South Dakota generated in 2023. But, South Dakotans only consumed 19 percent of it compared to other methods. The state has an installed capacity of over 36-hundred mega-watts.