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An Iowa wind farm (Brian Hoffman / Flickr)
March 23, 2015
This week’s On the Radio segment looks at an assessment of Iowa’s wind energy industry that shows the state still leads the nation in percentage of wind energy production. Listen to the audio below, or continue reading for the transcript.
Transcript: Iowa Wind
With over 3,400 turbines, Iowa maintained its third-place ranking in wind energy generation last year.
This is the Iowa Environmental Focus.
The American Wind Energy Association recently released fact sheets for each state,
showing that Iowa sits behind only Texas and California in wind projects added as of last year. Iowa still leads the nation in energy percentage from wind, with 27 percent,
resulting in a wind capacity of over 5,000 megawatts. Thatʼs enough to power nearly 1.5
million homes.
Even with those gains, the Association estimates wind power could meet
the stateʼs electricity needs…
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Our View From Iowa 
It’s interesting that Iowa leads the nation in the percentage of energy generated by wind power.