Let Farmers Decide: Protect Property Rights and Strengthen Rural Iowa
In Iowa, property rights have always mattered. If you own land, you should be able to decide how to use it to support your family. Ample land, with the freedom to use it drew the first settlers here.
Wind Works in Iowa – Because Iowans Make It Work
Iowans are practical people. We’ve developed common-sense rules for wind energy that include reasonable noise limits, fair setbacks, and safety standards. These reasonable rules integrate wind energy and the local investment that comes with it successfully into our communities.
Proposed Noise Regulations May Force Clinton County Farmers Out of Business
Sweeping new noise regulations proposed for wind farms in Clinton County could have far-reaching implications for how farmers work their land. If proposed noise restrictions made by the Clinton County Board of Health are adopted by County Supervisors, essential activities such as planting, harvesting, and grain drying could technically be in violation, leaving farmers vulnerable to penalties or litigation.
Engineer Says Solar Best Option
Share This Post This letter was submitted to Greene County Board of Adjustment in support of a proposed solar farm and reprinted here with permission. In Support of NGR’s Grand Junction Solar Project by Thomas A. Wind, PE As a professional engineer that has worked in the electric power industry for 50 years, I have […]
Renewable Energy Moratoriums are Throwing Away Opportunity
Once in place, moratoriums tend to linger. A company deciding where to add a new manufacturing plant isn’t going to sit idle running out the clock on a moratorium. They’re going to go somewhere else.
Leasing to Solar or Wind? “You Don’t Need That Farm.”
I’ve attended several county government hearings on solar energy projects, and one thing stands out: opponents to wind and solar projects are asking the government to intervene to prevent something from happening on your land, not their land.
Renewable Energy is Making Iowa Stronger
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.
Solar Farms are a Matter of Property Rights
Farmers may choose to use a portion of their fields to grow energy for a variety of reasons. One of those is that solar leases provide 30 years of financial security, not dependent on weather, that allows them to keep farming the rest of their land and keep it in their families.
Support for Solar is Strong. Here’s Why
In a recent survey, 68 percent of Iowa’s voters said “yes” when asked if they would support solar energy. In Linn County alone 4,000 residents recently signed a petition in support of solar energy here.
Solar Farms will Benefit Linn County Families
The approval of two new solar farms, the Coggon Solar and Duane Arnold Solar, would provide clean, affordable, energy to Iowa families, bring millions in private, economic investment to the area and sound a clarion call to new businesses seeking places to locate with access to renewable energy.