In the course of 15 years, the state of Iowa has managed to increase wind energy production by a whopping 15 times what it was in 2006.

In that year, Iowa produced 2,317 megawatts-hour of wind energy, while other sources produced 44,039 megawatts-hour of energy, according to the Iowa Utility Board. At that time, wind energy only represented 5% of the state’s electric generation.

By 2020, the state had increased its alternative energy production to 57% of its total energy output, according to information published by the Iowa Utility Board, based on data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Mónica Cordero is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms.

_{Top image: photo by Darrell Hoemann, Investigate Midwest}

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GRAPHIC: Nearly 60 percent of energy production in Iowa comes from wind turbines

by Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest/Report for America, Investigate Midwest
August 3, 2022

<h1>GRAPHIC: Nearly 60 percent of energy production in Iowa comes from wind turbines</h1>
<p class="byline">by Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest/Report for America, Investigate Midwest <br />August 3, 2022</p>
 
<p>In the course of 15 years, the state of Iowa has managed to increase wind energy production by a whopping 15 times what it was in 2006.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In that year, Iowa produced 2,317 megawatts-hour of wind energy, while other sources produced 44,039 megawatts-hour of energy, according to the Iowa Utility Board. At that time, wind energy only represented 5% of the state's electric generation.&nbsp;</p>
<p>By 2020, the state had increased its alternative energy production to 57% of its total energy output, according to information published by the Iowa Utility Board, based on data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.</p>
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<p><em>Mónica Cordero is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms.</em></p>
<p><em><sub>Top image: photo by Darrell Hoemann, Investigate Midwest</sub></em></p>


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GRAPHIC: Nearly 60 percent of energy production in Iowa comes from wind turbines

Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest/Report for AmericaData and investigative journalist, Report for America corps member

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