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Example: A 250-kW turbine installed at the elementary school in Spirit Lake, Iowa, provides an average of 350,000 kWh of electricity per year, more than is necessary for the 53,000-square-foot school. Excess electricity fed into the local utility system earned the school $25,000 in its first five years of operation. The school uses electricity from the utility at times when the wind does not blow. This project has been so successful that the Spirit Lake school district has since installed a second turbine with a capacity of 750 kW. (For further information on this project, see at the Web site of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives.)

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A new report shows Iowa’s wind energy industry supply chain involves more than 80 businesses, including 23 in the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Corridor.

The Environmental Law and Policy Center on Tuesday said its analysis shows the state’s wind energy industry supports more than 2,300 manufacturing jobs, which could be the most of any state in the nation. Clipper Windpower in Cedar Rapids and Acciona North America in West Branch assemble large wind turbines, but the plants depend on components produced by a variety of smaller businesses and service providers in Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, Marion, …

Renewable Energy Solutions – Alternative Energy Sources You can Use Tag: AlternativeEnergySources | Alternative Energy Sources

With the ever rising cost of electricity, gas and oil, With the earth’s non-renewable energy resources depleting and global warming climate changes, more and more people are looking for alternative energy source to not only to save money but to help protect the environment as well.

Some of the main alternatives for electricity include solar, wind, hydropower and geothermal.

1. Solar – sunshine as a power source is a simple …

Renewable Energy Solutions in Texas

TXU Energy is committed to the communities we serve and to helping the Texas environment today and tomorrow. That’s why we offer renewable wind energy solutions and why our Irving headquarters is on a green, 100% renewable wind TXU Energy plan. In fact, we’ve recently received ENERGY STAR certification for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection for our building. We continue to …

Iowa residents interested in installing a solar, wind, or other type of alternative energy system, or energy efficient appliances in their residence can take advantage of various types of incentives. These include exemption from sales and property taxes, a personal Renewable Energy Production Credit, interest-free loans, net metering, and rebates on the purchase of energy efficient appliances and energy conservation measures.

Iowa property and sales tax exemptions

According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the increase in the assessed value of your …

TPI Composites plans to build a new 316,000-square-foot facility in Newton, Iowa. The facility, which will create approximately 500 new jobs, represents an investment of $38 million.

Local development authorities are issuing nearly $5 million in bonds to help finance building construction and buy the site as part of an aggressive local and state incentive package. The new manufacturing employer offsets the loss of the Maytag Corporation jobs.

This new plant reflects Iowa’s commitment to wind energy. The state ranks third in wind energy production, with more than 1,000 wind turbines capable of producing nearly 1,000 MW of …

… Wind Project Would Be Built without Increasing Customers’ Electric Rates

DES MOINES, Iowa — MidAmerican Energy is taking steps to add up to another 540 megawatts of wind energy in Iowa and, thanks to voluntary contributions from customers, constructing a wind turbine on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The plans are subject to Iowa Utilities Board approval.

Avoided emissions from the new wind energy initiative combined with the company’s current wind projects are equivalent to removing more than 682,000, or 43 percent, of Iowa’s registered vehicles from the road.

“In addition to the environmental benefit of adding new wind energy production in …

… alt=”" width=”300″ height=”225″ />renewable sources and ecologically non invasive. But the question is, is one better than the other and which should you invest in? The truth of the matter is that in the current climate a combination of both might be the best answer.

Solar power is a great way to generate energy by collecting it in solar panels. This technology has been around for many years but recent changes have made the panels more durable and cheaper to produce which makes it an increasingly viable option. Solar hot water services use …

… 93 35′35″W / 41.688 N 93.593 W / 41.688; -93.593 The Iowa Stored Energy Park (ISEP) will use electrical energy generated from a large wind farm located in Iowa. This wind power will be used to store compressed air in an underground geologic structure. During peak power demands, the stored air will be released, mixed with a fuel and used to power combustion turbines that produce environmentally friendly, dispatchable, and economical electricity.[1]

ISEP will utilize some of the latest innovations in the generation of electricity. Wind turbines, deep underground air storage, and efficient combustion turbines will be used to take the …

FORT MADISON, Iowa — In a city socked by hard times even before the recession, President Barack Obama told factory workers here Tuesday that his administration is laying the groundwork to put the country “on a new foundation for long-term growth and prosperity.”

The president toured the Siemens Energy plant, which makes blades for wind turbines, the first of what would be a daylong series of stops in the state.

Later, he stopped in at a Mount Pleasant restaurant to sample the pie and coffee.

The president told Siemens workers the federal stimulus …