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Harvest the wind. MGE Energy commissioned a new 30-megawatt wind farm in northern Iowa in 2008. This wind farm, along with new wind power purchases, allowed us to
dramatically expand our wind power production in 2008. 
Farming communities benefit from wind projects. Gary Knudtson farms the land owned by his mother Arlene. They support helping the environment and using locally produced energy. "Northern Iowa is like a wind tunnel. The wind blows in this county every day so why not capture it and use it," Gary says. Only a small amount of farmland is taken out of production when locating new turbines. This allows farmers to harvest their crops while MGE harvests the wind for its customers.
Arlene Knudtson and son Gary have two wind turbines on the Iowa land they have farmed since 1965. The steady lease payments from MGE helps family farmers through the ups and downs of commodity prices, fuel costs and weather.
To learn more, watch a Harvest the Wind video at www.mgeenergy.com/harvestwind.
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