Wind blows by coal to become Iowa's largest source of electricity

        April 16, 2020 USA Today | Iowa | renewables: wind

At over 10 GW in 2019, Iowa now produces 40% of its electricity from wind power, eclipsing coal. Iowa and Kansas are the first states to produce most of its power from wind, while Iowa added the most new capacity after Texas. Lagging only Texas, Iowa is 2nd in wind-industry jobs (9,000) and investment ($19 billion), and had $69 million in land-lease payments