More than half of Iowa’s power now comes from wind, as state nears 6,000 turbines
Des Moines Register: The proportion of Iowa’s energy coming from wind surged to nearly 60% last year, the most in the nation, as a growing number of turbines came online, U.S. Energy Information Administration data shows. Iowa utilities and developers added about 540 turbines last year, pushing the total close to 5,900, the American Clean Power Association says. Iowa’s total operating capacity climbed to 11,660 megawatts in 2020, up 13% from 2019, when 44% of Iowa’s net energy generation — already a nation-leading proportion — came from wind.