MidAmerican to Bring More Wind Farms to Iowa

Iowa Utility Board approves MidAmerican Energy request for more wind farms

The Iowa Utilities Board on Thursday approved MidAmerican Energy's request to build wind farms producing another 1,001 megawatts of power.

The board rejected arguments that MidAmerican would gain an unfair advantage over rival wind producers in attracting investors and would slow wind energy development.

Iowa is the No. 2 wind energy producer in the nation, behind Texas.