At Bright Future Iowa, we will help more Iowans understand the benefits that renewable energy projects provide to our state, our communities and our farmers. Renewable energy is a safe source of revenue and economic growth.
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Iowans are already benefiting from reliable, affordable and clean renewable energy, and we lead the nation in wind power. As solar energy generation grows in Iowa, the benefits of renewable energy can be shared by greater numbers of Iowans.
At Bright Future Iowa, we will help more Iowans understand the benefits these projects provide to our state, our communities and our farmers. Renewable energy is a safe source of revenue and economic growth.
$23 billion invested in Iowa from wind, solar and battery storage.
Source: American Clean Power
$58.8 million in property, state and local taxes paid in 2022 by clean energy.
Source: American Clean Power
8,961 jobs supported on average from wind energy investment and construction.
3,238 jobs supported each year through 2025 from solar investment and construction.
Source: Iowa Conservative Energy Forum
$70.2 million in land lease payments to Iowa landowners in 2022.
Source: American Clean Power
In 2022, wind, solar, and energy storage pants in Iowa avoided water consumption totaling 11 billion gallons
Source: American Clean Power
Two recent reports, one authored by the University of Iowa and others, and another from Kansas, reviewed the scientific evidence to see if wind turbines are bad for human health. Their conclusion: No evidence found.
Read the reports for yourself –>
A review of potential public health impacts related to industrial scale
wind and solar energy
By Vicki Collie-Akers, PhD, MPH, Sara Obermeier, MA, Madilyn Mikko, Shelby Ostrom
Lawrence
Renewables provide clean, affordable energy, bring millions in private economic investment to Iowa, helping local economies and farmers, while bringing in new businesses and jobs.
Des Moines Register op-ed by Iowa’s “Father of Wind Energy,” Sen. Charles Grassley, February 8, 2024
Cedar Rapids Gazette op-ed by Ron Corbet, vice president of economic development at the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, January 28, 2024
The evidence is in – Iowa counties with wind energy projects are stronger economically than counties without. Iowa began wind and solar development in the early 1990s, and today 62% of our electricity is generated from wind, solar and energy storage. That puts Iowa as the number one U.S. state in renewable energy electricity generation.
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