The sun sets behind wind turbines in the countryside east of Victor, Iowa, on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The ...

Iowa wind farms to dim bright warning lights with radar system ...

A House subcommittee advanced a bill Monday that would require all wind turbines in the state be equipped with aircraft ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — MidAmerican Energy is expanding its efforts to keep nighttime skies dark by installing aircraft detection ...

Several residents say they’ve attended meetings, spoken with local officials and organized neighbors — but now, as the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About 60% of Iowa's power comes from wind. Farmers can earn extra cash by leasing small sections of farms for power production.

Iowa is also a wind energy powerhouse. A remarkable 59 percent of the state’s energy in 2023 came from wind turbines, a larger share than any other state in the country. Texas is the only state that ...

AMES, Iowa – Hui Hu picked up a 3-D printed model of a typical wind turbine and began explaining two problems with the big, tall, three-bladed machines. First, said the Iowa State University professor ...

A Cedar County farmer is suing a manufacturer of wind turbines, alleging three turbine fires scattered debris over hundreds of acres of land, damaging his crops.Alan Weets of Mechanicsville is suing ...

A retaining wall at Premier Credit Union in downtown Des Moines is made from concrete mixed with fiber from decommissioned wind turbine blades. (Renewablade via Iowa Capital Dispatch) Buy Photo The ...

MECHANICSVILLE, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A Cedar County farmer is suing a manufacturer of wind turbines, alleging three turbine fires scattered debris over hundreds of acres of land, damaging ...