Spend any time outdoors in Iowa and one thing becomes immediately apparent – the wind is always blowing. We Iowans are accustomed to the corn stalks rustling in the summer breeze. And we complain when ...
A $300 million wind project in Worth County received a blow after the Iowa Supreme Court upheld a county zoning ordinance ...
Iowa is still No. 2 after Texas in the percentage of electricity generated by wind power, according to a new federal report issued Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Energy. Last year, Iowa installed ...
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Red lights are required by the FAA on wind turbines at night. (MidAmerican photo) MidAmerican energy company says it plans to install six more aircraft detection ...
Anti-renewable politics are slowing wind development in states that once led the industry. Iowa’s wind boom helped lower power prices, but local opposition has largely frozen new projects. The policy ...
Much of the state, including central and northwest Iowa, is under a high wind warning until 9 a.m. Wednesday. Some areas will see wind gusts over 50 mph overnight. Sign up for our Newsletters The ...