Iowa renewable energy statistics

Wind power is the most important renewable energy source in Iowa, and at the end of 2009 Iowa had 3670 MW of installed wind energy capacity, enough to power around 900,000 homes.

Iowa is currently the second ranked US state in installed wind power capacity, behind the Texas.

Iowa is 7th ranked US state in available wind energy potential.

In 2009, Iowa became the first US state that has more than 10% of its total generated electricity coming from wind power.

Iowa is the current nation's leader in ethanol production, producing about 3.3 billion gallons of ethanol per year, this is around 26% of total US ethanol production.

Iowa is second largest biodiesel producer in United States, and in 2009 Iowa's biodiesel refineries produced 73 million gallons of biodiesel. The full capacity of Iowa's biodiesel refineries is 320 million gallons.

Wind power currently generates about 15% of total electricity in Iowa.

At the end of 2009 Iowa had 400 MW of wind energy capacity under construction.

Each 1,000 megawatts of wind generation installed in Iowa has resulted in about $6 million in property taxes for counties.

Wind power manufacturing industry currently employs close to 3,500 people in Iowa.