MidAmerican Energy has announced plans to invest an additional amount of nearly $280m in wind power generation in Iowa.
The investment will see the development of a new wind farm in Adams County and expansion of a second site in O’Brien County in 2015.
Upon securing approval, the proposed wind power project will employ 67 wind turbines.
Expected to be completed by 2015-end, the wind project will add around 162MW of wind energy in Iowa.
With the completion of the new project, MidAmerican Energy will have invested over $6bn for wind generation development in Iowa.
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad said: “MidAmerican Energy’s commitment to wind generation garners long-lasting benefits and makes Iowa a competitive economic force not only in the United States but also in the world.
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By GlobalData“Iowa has attracted major tech companies, such as Google, Microsoft and Facebook, because of our low energy prices and commitment to renewable energy. MidAmerican Energy’s newest wind project will help the state meet the demand for renewable energy that is attracting major companies and high-quality jobs to Iowa.”
MidAmerican Energy president and CEO Bill Fehrman said: “With this proposed expansion, beginning in 2016, MidAmerican Energy’s wind resources are expected to produce an amount of energy equivalent to approximately 50 percent of the retail energy customers are expected to need.”
MidAmerican Energy will have nearly 3,500MW of wind generation capability in Iowa by year-end 2015, with several projects currently underway.
