Iowa utility 'repowering' to increase production, efficiency of wind turbines

Midwest Energy News: Iowa, already one of the country’s leading producers of wind energy, will move even further out in front of the industry as MidAmerican Energy “repowers” roughly a quarter of its wind capacity.

Work on the project began last month and is expected to be completed by late 2020. The Des Moines-based company will replace about 1,000 megawatts (MW) of its 4,000 MW portfolio.

MidAmerican has embarked on one of the larger repowering projects in the country, said John Hensley, deputy director for industry data and analysis at the American Wind Energy Association.

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