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Majority Of Iowa’s Energy Is Now Coming From The Wind

July 17, 2023 Steve Schwaller

(Undated)– 64-percent of Iowa’s energy production now comes from wind, a new record for the state. Green-energy advocates call it a big step along the road to fossil-fuel independence. Mark Moran (mor-ANN) reports…

“Iowa has been a wind energy leader for decades but the Iowa Environmental Council’s Michael Schmidt says the IEC has a goal of becoming fossil fuel independent by 2035. The energy mix in Iowa has shifted from being dominated more by coal with some natural gas to being dominated by wind with a much smaller faction of coal and natural gas. The IEC contends wind is the least expensive source of energy generation, even without considering tax credits or subsidies, and says it is dramatically lower than the cost of coal especially when accounting for factors such as human health and crop damage from fossil fuel-based energy production. Large utility companies such as MidAmerican Energy have entered the renewable energy market place but have not moved completely away from fossil fuel back ups. I’m Mark Moran.”
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