1. Wind Energy in Iowa Lori McDaniel
                                                
            
Lori McDaniel
Energy & Waste Management (515)
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

2. Goals
Permanently reduce energy consumption and bills through energy efficiency
Increase our energy generation from indigenous resources

3. Iowa’s Energy Picture Growing energy consumption Fluctuating prices
Reliance on imported resources

4. Advantages of Wind Energy
No air emissions
Less reliance on imported fossil fuels
Diversified energy portfolio

5. Wind Resource Assessment
Iowa Energy Center
Wind Maps of Iowa
Wind Turbine Output Calculator
Approximately 6 years of wind data for Iowa
Wind Energy Manual

6. Iowa Wind Map

7. Iowa’s Wind Energy Potential
10th windiest state in the nation
40% of land area offers wind generation capabilities
Potential to produce 4.8 times its own annual electrical consumption

8. History 1993 – Spirit Lake School District
1993 – Waverly Light & Power
1996 – Iowa State Fairgrounds

9. Installations 7 School District Installations Spirit Lake (2)
Akron-Westfield
Sentral
Forest City
Nevada
Clay Central Everly
Clarion-Goldfield

10. Installations 3 major wind farms Storm Lake Wind Farm
Clear Lake Wind Farm
Top of Iowa Wind Farm

11. Storm Lake Wind Farm Buena Vista and Cherokee Counties GE Wind
kW turbines
193 MW
Power purchased by Alliant Energy and MidAmerican Energy

12. Storm Lake Wind Farm 150 jobs during construction
20-30 jobs in ongoing operations & maintenance

13. Clear Lake Wind Farm Cerro Gordo County FPL Energy 55 750 kW turbines
42 MW
Power purchased by Alliant Energy

14. Clear Lake Wind Farm 70 temporary construction jobs
5 full time employees
$6 million spent locally during construction including meals, lodging, clothing, road rock, local contractors and landowner income

15. Top of Iowa Wind Farm Worth County Northern Iowa Windpower
kW turbines
80 MW
Power purchased by Alliant Energy

16. Top of Iowa Wind Farm
35 landowners with 5,300 acres of wind farm facilities
15 landowners with 6.5 miles of collection line easements
16 neighboring landowners with noise/shadow easements
Landowners receive $2,000 to $4,000 per turbine per year

17. Planned Installations
Alliant Energy
100 MW
Clipper Energy
FPL Energy

18. Small Wind Systems 18 privately owned wind systems in Iowa
1 kW turbine $1,500 to $2,500
10 kW turbine $20,000 t0 $30,000
Make sure wind energy is the right choice for your home

19. 335 MW of nameplate capacity...
Provides enough energy annually to:
Power 103,600 homes
Avoid 1,100,500 tons of CO2
Keep $10.1 million from being exported from Iowa to pay for fossil fuels
Displace 567,356 tons of coal for electricity production

20. Interconnection
All of the steps that are taken when an energy system is connected to the utility grid
All utilities are required to interconnect with renewable energy systems

21. Net Metering
Credits utility customers for the electricity their system generates
Only Investor-Owned Utilities are required to net meter
Rural Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Utilities are not required to net meter but may do so on an individual basis

22. Wind Energy Financial Incentives
Local Option Special Assessment of Wind Energy
Wind Energy Equipment Sales Tax Exemption
Wind Energy Replacement Generation Tax Exemption
Federal Production Tax Credit

23. Iowa Energy Center Alternate Energy Revolving Loan Program
Provides loan funds up to 50% of project cost
$250,000 limit
0% interest
Application and guidelines can be found at

24. Iowa Energy Bank
Uses energy cost savings to repay financing for energy management improvements
Targeted facilities
Public and private schools, hospitals, private colleges, local governments

25. DNR Projects Single Wind Turbine Case Study & Checklist
Interconnection Grant
Top of Iowa Wind Farm Case Study
Wind Hybrid Study
Transmission Analysis of Delivering Energy to High Load Centers

26. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Lori McDaniel
Energy & Waste Management Bureau
(515)
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES