AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoUranium & power pressure: Black Hills Clean Water Alliance held a Rapid City forum on proposals for exploratory uranium drilling and uranium mining, tying the risk to a data-center boom that could drive utilities to ramp up electricity and consider nuclear—residents were urged to pack a Nov. 5 county commission meeting and comment. Grid buildout: The PUC is moving through public input for the PowerOn Midwest project, including about 160 miles of new eastern South Dakota transmission lines, with meetings set for Oct. 20 (Brookings) and Oct. 22 (Clear Lake). Water & solid waste funding: DANR approved about $38.9M in loans and grants for drinking water and solid waste projects, including major work in Aberdeen and Elk Point/Clay Rural Water. Local infrastructure costs: Pierre officials are preparing for an October utility-rate proposal after comparing electric, water, and wastewater bills with other South Dakota cities. Energy prices at the pump: GasBuddy reported the lowest diesel in Spink County at $5.75 (week ending Sept. 19) and the lowest midgrade in Kingsbury County at $4.09. Community & workforce: Red Cloud Renewable won a national award for training “solar warriors” in Native communities, and Heartland Communities bought Suburban Estates in Vermillion with plans for improvements and added homes.
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