Iowa and football are synonymous, and now, so is Iowa and wind power.
Appropriately, top-flight gridiron action and clean, affordable, homegrown energy will share the same stage on Saturday, when wind power features prominently throughout the Iowa State Cyclones-Texas Longhorns football game at Jack Trice Stadium.
As the No. 1 state for wind power penetration with a full 20 percent of its electricity coming from wind, Iowa has quickly become Exhibit A showing how wind can be a major contributor to the nation’s power mix, particularly with the implementation of sound policy. The football game is the Showcase Event in an ongoing initiative, entitled, “Wind – Moving Iowa Forward,” to educate the public on the power of wind.
For the game, the stadium will be 100-percent powered by wind through the purchase of Green-e-certified Renewable Energy Certificates to offset energy used. During a game break, AWEA and Iowa State’s College of Engineering will join MidAmerican Energy, ITC Midwest, and Siemens for live, on-field recognition of their work in wind power.
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