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IA Wind Power Tops 30 Percent

Michael Leland/IPR
Wind turbines near Geneva, IA

Iowa continues to grow as the nation’s leading wind energy state.

Governor Terry Branstad today is citing U.S. Energy Information Administration statistics showing 31-percent of all electricity generated in the state comes from wind power.

The data shows Iowa is the first and only state crossing the 30-percent mark in wind power.

South Dakota is second, generating 25-percent, and Kansas third with nearly 24-percent of total power generated coming from wind turbines.

Source: U.S. Dept of Energy

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