List of Wind Farms in Iowa
Crystal Lake Carroll Story County Pioneer Prairie Endeavor Pomeroy Century Whispering Willow Buena Vista Top of Iowa Adair Barton Intrepid Des Moines Cedar Rapids Sioux City Wind power projects in IowaOperating
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The following is a list of some of the wind projects in Iowa.
- Name, Location
- Top Of Iowa - near Joice, west of I-35
- Intrepid - between Schaller and Storm Lake, north of U.S. 20
- Story County I - north of Colo
- Story County II - south of Humbolt, Story and Hardin counties
- Pomeroy - between Pomeroy and Fonda, along Iowa 7
- Endeavor - near Lake-Park, Harris along Iowa 9
- Century - north of Blairsburg, along U.S. 69, west of I-35
- Buena Vista - Alta, Peterson, Truesdale area
- Victory - near Arcadia and Westside, U.S. 30
- Carroll - northwest of Carroll, near Mt. Carmel & Breda
- Hancock County - Klemme
- Hardin Hilltop - north of Jefferson, 7 towers
- Charles City - west of Charles City
- Walnut - near Walnut (n.e. of Council Bluffs), mostly south of I-80
- Whispering Willow Wind Farm - Franklin County, between Hampton and Iowa Falls
- Adair - South of Adair, near I-80
- Barton -near Kensett, east of I-35
- Crystal Lake - between Buffalo Center and Crystal Lake, Hancock and Winnebago Counties
- Pioneer Prairie - Howard & Mitchell Counties
- Crosswind Energy - southeast of Ruthven, U.S. 18
- Lost Lakes - West of Milford - Dickinson County
- Iowa Lakes Superior - near Superior, U.S. 71
- Iowa Lakes Lakota - near Lakota, Iowa 9
- Laurel - west of Laurel
- Elk - Greeley
- Hawkeye - near Hawkeye & Richfield
- Rippey - between Rippey & Grand Jct
- Vienna - south of Gladbrook
- Other wind farms can be found at the Wind turbines and wind farms database.
The Spirit, Endeavor, Buena Vista, Lost Lakes, and Crosswind Energy wind farms are all located upon the Coteau des Prairies, a slightly elevated area that results in the windiest locations in Minnesota and Iowa. Coteau des Prairies is sometimes referred to as Buffalo Ridge, which is actually a specific ridge within the area, mostly in Minnesota.
Power from the Iowa Lakes Superior and Iowa Lakes Lakota projects is used by ethanol fuel plants in their respective communities. This marks the first use of wind power being used to supply energy to produce another renewable energy source.
Read more about this topic: Wind Power In Iowa
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