Renewable energy is big in Iowa, but can growth continue?

Industry leaders say new federal policies could impede industry’s momentum
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  • This 86.1-kilowatt solar array, located on the Wernimont farm near Peosta, was installed by Eagle Point Solar in 2022. CREDIT EAGLE POINT SOLAR

    In the past decade, renewable energy production has surged across the United States, a trend that is clearly evident in Iowa.

    According to an April 2024 report from Climate Central, an independent nonprofit group of scientists and communicators focused on climate change, the U.S. generated 238,121 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity from solar sources in 2023 — more than eight times the amount generated a decade…

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