MidAmerican Energy Company’s new wind farm in Adams County, Iowa will include a first for the company: a concrete wind turbine tower. Once installed, the wind turbine itself will represent another first because it will be the tallest land-based turbine built in the country to date. It is designed to capture more wind power at…
MidAmerican Energy to locate new wind farms In Iowa
Ida and O’Brien counties in Iowa will be home to two new MidAmerican Energy Company wind farms. The company plans to begin construction in the spring of 2016 on the new Ida Grove and O’Brien wind farms, which will add up to 552 megawatts (MW) of wind generation capacity. The project is scheduled to be…
MidAmerican to invest millions in new wind development
MidAmerican Energy Company has filed plans with the Iowa Utilities Board for the development of up to 552 megawatts (MW) of new wind generation in Iowa. The company is currently in the process of obtaining necessary permits and easements for the construction of wind farms at two new sites.Pending IUB approval, MidAmerican Energy plans to…
Mortenson to build its 100th wind project
MidAmerican Energy Co. selected Mortenson Construction to build the 443.9-MW Rolling Hills Wind Project in southwestern Iowa, one of the largest wind projects in the nation. MidAmerican Energy selected Mortenson to build the Rolling Hills Wind Project. MidAmerican also selected Mortenson to build the 119.6-MW Laurel and 29.9- MW Pomeroy IV wind projects. The construction…