Iowa sees progress in energy sector

Iowa’s overall energy situation is moving in a positive direction, although the state still consumes more than it produces at a per-capital rate higher than its six bordering states.  Iowa consumes more raw energy than it produces and imports more raw energy than it produces. Electrical power generation has increased significantly, by nearly 40 percent, primarily because of expansion in wind production.     The net effect of Iowa’s renewable energy expansion has been a significant decrease in the overall percentage of Iowa’s electricity generated by fossil fuels, which declined from 87 percent in 2001 to 62 percent in 2014.