Wind Energy
- Wind Energy [PDF: 1.66MB] — Iowa Leads a Growing Industry
- Wind Potential [PDF: 1MB] — Iowa: An Engine for Wind Generation, The future of the wind industry starts here.
- Wind Energy BusinesSphere [PDF: 1.95MB]
- Iowa ranks second nationally in current wind generation output with 3,675 megawatts installed with 2,534 turbines across the state. (AWEA, 2010).
- Iowa leads the nation in wind generation as percentage of total power output at 17-20%. (Iowa Utilities Board, 2010)
- Des Moines, Iowa-based MidAmerican Energy Company is second among all investor-owned utilities in ownership of wind energy farms with about 3,129 MW in production. (AWEA, 2010)
- Iowa is a magnet for wind energy manufacturing companies, attracted by Iowa’s strong manufacturing base, excellent transportation infrastructure and skilled workforce. As of April 2010, nine international manufacturing companies have located in Iowa (IEDA, 2010).
- 1,000 megawatts of energy can power 250,000 homes and is the equivalent to removing the emissions placed in the atmosphere by 682,000 cars in the state of Iowa in a year's time.
- A recent report by the Sierra Club and the United Steelworkers Union showed that Iowa has the potential to create 5,193 new wind energy manufacturing jobs in the state.
- The Iowa Alliance for Wind Innovation and Novel Development [www.iawind.org] is an alliance of industry, government, and education that provide support to expand wind energy and related industries in Iowa.
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