* In 2019, wind turbines in [[Iowa]] generated more electricity than the state's coal-fired power plants for the first time. [[Coal]] generated 35% of the state's net electricity, down from 59% five years earlier. During the same period, wind power grew from 29% of the state's net generation to 42% in 2019. <ref> https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php?sid=IA</ref> | * In 2019, wind turbines in [[Iowa]] generated more electricity than the state's coal-fired power plants for the first time. [[Coal]] generated 35% of the state's net electricity, down from 59% five years earlier. During the same period, wind power grew from 29% of the state's net generation to 42% in 2019. <ref> https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php?sid=IA</ref> |