BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230813T005550Z UID:1679BF78-9444-405B-8A1E-4DFD5945EB58 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230809T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230809T210000 DESCRIPTION:Renewable energy is a topic of national interest. Iowa has a lo t of wind and is a prominent user of this energy to provide electricity. M idAmerican Energy is among the leaders in this market.\n\nHow many turbine s are in MidAmerican’s fleet?\nAs of 2022\, we have more than 3\,400 win d turbines across 33 Iowa counties.\n\nHow much electricity can be generat ed from MidAmerican's wind farms?\nAs of 2022\, our fleet of wind farms ge nerates more than 7\,500 megawatts of electricity – enough to power more than 2.3 million average households each year.\n\nHow important is wind p ower to MidAmerican?\nOur fleet of wind farms represent an investment of n early $14.4 billion in clean\, renewable energy since 2004. MidAmerican ow ns 5.9% of all the wind capacity in the country. We are proud to help make Iowa the national leader in wind energy generation as a percentage of tot al statewide electricity generation\, according to the American Wind Energ y Association.\n\nHow fast can a wind turbine spin?\nAt its tip\, a wind t urbine blade can spin as fast as 200 miles per hour! To prevent damage fro m severe weather\, our wind turbines automatically shut down and stop spin ning when winds are strong enough to cause the blades to spin faster than they can safely manage.\n\nHow big are wind turbines?\nThe first wind turb ines in our fleet were 71m (approx. 233 feet) tall. The tallest model of w ind turbine in our fleet is nearly 150m (nearly 600 feet) tall. That’s a lmost twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty! Taller towers can support lo nger turbine blades\, which generate more electricity for longer periods o f time. This helps us provide Iowa energy users with clean\, safe\, renewa ble energy faster. We’ve been able to upgrade many of our older turbines with new parts and technologies in a process called repowering.\n\nEmail Dinner Reservations: reservations@waterlootechnicalsociety.org\n\nA progra m-only reservation is appreciated for a head count and to have a name tag for you.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Waterloo Technical Society\n\nAgenda: \nDinne r is optional...\n5:30 Social Time\n6:00 Dinner\n7:15 Program\n\nRoom: Sui te B\, Pizza Ranch\, 4302 University Ave\, Cedar Falls\, Iowa\, United Sta tes LOCATION:Room: Suite B\, Pizza Ranch\, 4302 University Ave\, Cedar Falls\, Iowa\, United States ORGANIZER:lindholmbruce@gmail.com SEQUENCE:15 SUMMARY:MidAmerican Energy Wind Turbine Fleet URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/368554 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><span style="font-size: 14pt\; color: #169 179\;"><strong>Renewable energy is a topic of national interest. Iowa has a lot of wind and is a prominent user of this energy to provide electricit y. MidAmerican Energy is among the leaders in this market.</strong></span> </p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 12pt\;"><strong>How many turbines are in MidAmerican&rsquo\;s fleet?<br /></strong>As of 2022\, we have more than 3 \,400 wind turbines across 33 Iowa counties.</span></p>\n<p><span style="f ont-size: 12pt\;"><strong>How much electricity can be generated from MidAm erican's wind farms?<br /></strong>As of 2022\, our fleet of wind farms ge nerates more than 7\,500 megawatts of electricity &ndash\; enough to power more than 2.3&nbsp\;million average households each year.</span></p>\n<p> <span style="font-size: 12pt\;"><strong>How important is wind power to Mid American?<br /></strong>Our fleet of wind farms represent an investment of nearly $14.4 billion in clean\, renewable energy since 2004. MidAmerican owns 5.9% of all the wind capacity in the country. We are proud to help ma ke Iowa the national leader in wind energy generation as a percentage of t otal statewide electricity generation\, according to the American Wind Ene rgy Association.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 12pt\;"><st rong>How fast can a wind turbine spin?<br /></strong>At its tip\, a wind t urbine blade can spin as fast as 200 miles per hour! To prevent damage fro m severe weather\, our wind turbines automatically shut down and stop spin ning when winds are strong enough to cause the blades to spin faster than they can safely manage.</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 12pt\;"><st rong>How big are wind turbines?<br /></strong>The first wind turbines in o ur fleet were 71m (approx. 233 feet) tall. The tallest model of wind turbi ne in our fleet is nearly 150m (nearly 600 feet) tall. That&rsquo\;s almos t twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty! Taller towers can support longer turbine blades\, which generate more electricity for longer periods of ti me. This helps us provide Iowa energy users with clean\, safe\, renewable energy faster. We&rsquo\;ve been able to upgrade many of our older turbine s with new parts and technologies in a process called repowering.</span></ p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 14pt\;"><strong>Email Dinner Reservations</ strong><strong>:&nbsp\; </strong><a title="Dinner Reservation for Aug 9" h ref="mailto:reservations@waterlootechnicalsociety.org" target="_blank" rel ="noopener"><strong>reservations@<wbr />waterlootechnicalsociety.org</stro ng></a><strong> &nbsp\;</strong></span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 14 pt\;"><strong>A</strong>&nbsp\;<strong>program-only reservation&nbsp\;</st rong>is appreciated for a head count and to have a name tag for you.</span ></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><strong>Dinner is optional...</strong><b r />5:30&nbsp\; Social Time<br />6:00&nbsp\; Dinner<br />7:15&nbsp\; Progr am</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR