Harold Prior, executive director of the Iowa Wind Energy Association, says he is “bullish” about the future of wind energy in his state and across America. We caught up to him during WindTech at Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, Iowa. WindTech is the premier hands-on training event for wind technicians. In this Wind Talk…
Iowa wind group says ‘aim high’ for a production goal
The Iowa Wind Energy Association says it supports of a goal of expanding the wind energy capacity in Iowa from its current 3,670 MW to 10 GW (10,000 MW) by 2020 and to 20 GW by 2030. Executive director Harold Prior says the expansion would increase jobs, salaries, farm income and property taxes. A source…