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The Reeve Electric Association Plant, now known as the REA Power Plant Museum, is a historic structure located near Hampton, Iowa, United States. In the 1930s only 10% of rural homes and farms in the United States had electricity. [2] The first mention of rural electrification in Hampton came in March 1936.
During 2019, wind power from about 5,100 turbines (10,200 MW) throughout Iowa generated 41% of electricity, which was the highest share among the United States. [4] Wind is a durable resource year-round and throughout the state, and trends mildest during summer months and in southeastern regions.
The Farm Progress Show is the oldest outdoor agricultural equipment exhibition in the United States, with more than 500 exhibitors. [citation needed] Farm Progress Companies does not release attendance figures, but the Decatur Convention & Visitors Bureau estimates attendance of at least 150,000 for the three days of the 2007 show. [13]
‹ The template Pie chart is being considered for merging. › Sources of Iowa utility-scale electricity generation: full-year 2022 Wind (62.4%) Coal (25.4%) Natural Gas (9.2%) Hydroelectric (1.6%) Solar (1%) Biomass (0.3%) Petroleum (0.2%) Iowa electricity production by type Iowa is one of the largest states by electric production and the largest one that does not produce petroleum. In 2021 ...
At that time the plant started to supply power to a newly formed rural electric cooperative that was funded by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936. A Faribanks-Morse 300-horsepower, four-cylinder diesel was added in 1939, and the 75-horsepower and 40-horsepower engines were replaced in 1942 by another 300-horsepower diesel.
The 2020 edition was visited by American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall. [7] 1,442 exhibitors and 106,357 attendees came from 46 states and 56 countries. [8] This was the first year Hemp related exhibitors were invited to be involved in the show. [9] The 2021 edition went online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10]
The Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) was Iowa's only nuclear power plant.It is located on a 500-acre (200 ha) site on the west bank of the Cedar River, two miles (3.2 km) north-northeast of Palo, Iowa, USA, or eight miles (13 km) northwest of Cedar Rapids.
The Dover Steam Show – (1964- ) Annual show hosted by Tuscarawas Valley Pioneer Power Association [35] Great Steamboat Race - (1963- ) annual round trip race from Louisville, Kentucky to Jeffersonville, Indiana and back between steamboats on the Ohio River [36] Old Thresher's Reunion - (1960- ) Labor Day weekend, Mount Pleasant, Iowa.