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In 2021, Iowa had a total summer capacity of 21,771 MW through all of its power plants, and in 2022 Iowa had a net generation of 71,316 GWh. [2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 59.5% wind, 23.4% coal, 14.9% natural gas, 1.1% hydroelectric, 0.7% solar, 0.3% biomass, and 0.1% petroleum.
Iowa wind power map Northern Iowa wind farm Pioneer Prairie. In addition to federal programs, the state of Iowa encourages development of renewable electricity sources through a 1 cent per kilowatt hour tax credit. [6] Also, generation equipment and facilities receive property tax breaks, and generation equipment is exempt from sales tax. [7] [8]
In 2021, Iowa had a total summer capacity of 21,771 MW through all of its power plants, and in 2022 Iowa had a net generation of 71,316 gigawatt-hours. [3] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 62.4% wind, 25.4% coal, 9.2% natural gas, 1.6% hydroelectric, 1% solar, 0.2% petroleum and 0.3% biomass.
In May 2013, MidAmerican Energy announced plans to invest up to $1.9 billion to expand its wind generation fleet and add up to 1,050 megawatts of wind generation in Iowa by year-end 2015. Siemens Wind Power, the manufacturer of the turbines, states that at the time (December 2013) this was the largest single order of onshore wind power turbines ...
Wind generators that are part of the 123-megawatt MidAmerican Energy project near Pomeroy, on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. ... which operates in Iowa as Interstate Power and Light Co., is an example of ...
Listed are wind farms with a generating capacity of at least 150 megawatts (MW) or any of the three largest farms in its state with a generating capacity of at least 120 MW. Part of the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm, with a turbine under construction Fenton Wind Farm at sunrise Shiloh Wind Power Plant. The surrounding land is used for sheep grazing ...
In June 2018, AT&T signed a PPA with NextEra Energy Resources for 300 megawatts of wind energy, which was in addition to the PPA signed in February 2018 for 520 megawatts of wind energy from NEER. [5] As of May 2018, NEER has 113 wind projects in operation producing a net total of 12,863.3 megawatts (MW). [6] Notable wind projects are listed below:
The state of Iowa is suing a Washington state company and its executives for allegedly dumping tons of old wind-turbine blades around Iowa, in violation of the state’s solid-waste laws.