Mammoth $200M Wind Farm Proposed in Iowa (200-300 MW)

[jpak]

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/tech/2006/aug/31/083100245.html

Mammoth $200M Wind Farm Proposed in Iowa HAMPTON, Iowa (AP) - Northern Iowa could have one of the nation's largest wind farms by 2008. Iowa Winds LLC wants to build a 200- to 300-megawatt farm covering about 40,000 acres in Franklin County.

A county zoning board will consider approving permits for the $200 million project next month.

"It's something new and renewable," said Amber Schwarck, a spokeswoman for the Iowa Falls-based company. "It's great for national security, so we can start depending on ourselves and the wind."

Iowa ranks third in the nation in wind energy behind Texas and California, according to the American Wind Energy Association. The Franklin County Wind Farm would help Iowa keep pace with those states and create 30 to 40 technical jobs maintaining turbines, said Schwarck. A pay scale was unavailable.

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[emmadoggy]

1. Wow.

I think it's cool that Iowa is in line behind Texas and California - the second and third largest states (Iowa is #26!)

:thumbsup: