Pierre, Hughes County, South DakotaClean Energy Developers / Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)
Commercial operation scheduled for October 2028 pursuant to South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (SDPUC) siting filings and WAPA interconnection queue schedules.[1]
The Wild Hare Solar Facility is a 100 MWac utility-scale solar photovoltaic generation facility located across open plains in Hughes County, South Dakota. Interconnecting into the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) high-voltage transmission system near Pierre, the facility delivers cost-effective renewable electricity to municipal utilities, rural cooperatives, and wholesale customers across the Upper Great Plains.