MidAmerican Develops Wind Farm Trio

MidAmerican Energy will develop three wind farm projects in Iowa with 176 turbines totaling 407.1 megawatts of generating capacity.

The 103.5-megawatt Vienna wind farm will be located in Marshall and Tama counties in central Iowa. The 200.1-megawatt Eclipse project will be built in Guthrie and Audubon counties, while the 101.2-megawatt Morning Light wind farm will be constructed in Adair County.

All three projects are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2012, according to the Des Moines-based utility.

The 2012 projects will bring MidAmerican Energy to 2,284.8 megawatts of wind generation, and wind power will account for 29 percent of its total generation capacity.

Photo shows MidAmerican Energy’s 160.5-megawatt wind farm Intrepid in Iowa. Courtesy of MidAmerican Energy.