Iowa Now Receives 20% of Its Power from Wind

If you thought that middle America was the last to be concerned about their carbon footprint, think again. Iowa now ranks as the top state to receive the greatest percentage of its power from wind. According to the  Des Moines Register is reporting , wind generation hit the 20% the second quarter of this year, and it looks like the state is working hard to increase this number even further. Currently best known for their production of corn, our friends in the midwest could soon be changing their street cred by rocking  wind power . Read the rest of Iowa Now Receives 20% of Its Power from Wind Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “clean energy” , “wind power” , green energy , green power , iowa wind power , top state wind power , us wind power , Wind Farms

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Iowa Now Receives 20% of Its Power from Wind