Benji Jones

The short answer is that it's not clear yet. And so you could see, for example, the cost of turbines going up, which could be reflected in energy bills across the state. Iowa has fairly cheap electricity bills, and that's something that is important, especially to companies that are coming there and building data centers and so forth. So we could see a change in the cost of energy.

The short answer is that it's not clear yet. And so you could see, for example, the cost of turbines going up, which could be reflected in energy bills across the state. Iowa has fairly cheap electricity bills, and that's something that is important, especially to companies that are coming there and building data centers and so forth. So we could see a change in the cost of energy.

You could see a slowdown in the buildout of wind farms. That's another issue. But ultimately, it's going to be like a time will tell how bad Trump's policies are going to hit the state.

You could see a slowdown in the buildout of wind farms. That's another issue. But ultimately, it's going to be like a time will tell how bad Trump's policies are going to hit the state.

You could see a slowdown in the buildout of wind farms. That's another issue. But ultimately, it's going to be like a time will tell how bad Trump's policies are going to hit the state.

So it's very windy. That's a key here. Very windy. There are no major fossil fuel industries in Iowa. So there aren't competing industries that are lobbying for their own energy sources. So that was another part of it. I think one of the most interesting reasons is that Iowa was the first state in the country to pass what's called the Renewable Portfolio Standard. This was in 1983.

So it's very windy. That's a key here. Very windy. There are no major fossil fuel industries in Iowa. So there aren't competing industries that are lobbying for their own energy sources. So that was another part of it. I think one of the most interesting reasons is that Iowa was the first state in the country to pass what's called the Renewable Portfolio Standard. This was in 1983.

So it's very windy. That's a key here. Very windy. There are no major fossil fuel industries in Iowa. So there aren't competing industries that are lobbying for their own energy sources. So that was another part of it. I think one of the most interesting reasons is that Iowa was the first state in the country to pass what's called the Renewable Portfolio Standard. This was in 1983.

And it required the state's investor-owned utilities to contract out or own a certain minimum of renewable energy. So it's basically like you need to be producing at least this much by this date. And it was the first state to have that kind of regulation in place. And so there was this policy incentive as well.

And it required the state's investor-owned utilities to contract out or own a certain minimum of renewable energy. So it's basically like you need to be producing at least this much by this date. And it was the first state to have that kind of regulation in place. And so there was this policy incentive as well.

And it required the state's investor-owned utilities to contract out or own a certain minimum of renewable energy. So it's basically like you need to be producing at least this much by this date. And it was the first state to have that kind of regulation in place. And so there was this policy incentive as well.

And also, one of Iowa's senators, Chuck Grassley, the oldest senator in Congress, was really responsible for getting tax credits in place for wind energy at the federal level. And he's actually considered the father of wind energy in Iowa because of his role in getting tax incentives in place for energy. So that was also really, really key.

And also, one of Iowa's senators, Chuck Grassley, the oldest senator in Congress, was really responsible for getting tax credits in place for wind energy at the federal level. And he's actually considered the father of wind energy in Iowa because of his role in getting tax incentives in place for energy. So that was also really, really key.

And also, one of Iowa's senators, Chuck Grassley, the oldest senator in Congress, was really responsible for getting tax credits in place for wind energy at the federal level. And he's actually considered the father of wind energy in Iowa because of his role in getting tax incentives in place for energy. So that was also really, really key.

And then another big part of this is that it's cheap. So wind energy is one of the cheapest energy sources, if not the cheapest. And then the last thing I'll say is that farmers really benefit from it. So farmers have a lot of land in Iowa. They're a pretty powerful voting bloc. And putting turbines on their property is a way for them to make some extra income alongside their farms.

And then another big part of this is that it's cheap. So wind energy is one of the cheapest energy sources, if not the cheapest. And then the last thing I'll say is that farmers really benefit from it. So farmers have a lot of land in Iowa. They're a pretty powerful voting bloc. And putting turbines on their property is a way for them to make some extra income alongside their farms.

And then another big part of this is that it's cheap. So wind energy is one of the cheapest energy sources, if not the cheapest. And then the last thing I'll say is that farmers really benefit from it. So farmers have a lot of land in Iowa. They're a pretty powerful voting bloc. And putting turbines on their property is a way for them to make some extra income alongside their farms.

Yeah, I talked to this guy named Dave Johnson who lives just over the border in Minnesota, actually, but he has a livestock farm in northern Iowa.

Yeah, I talked to this guy named Dave Johnson who lives just over the border in Minnesota, actually, but he has a livestock farm in northern Iowa.

Yeah, I talked to this guy named Dave Johnson who lives just over the border in Minnesota, actually, but he has a livestock farm in northern Iowa.