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Locallywe generate 20% on averagefor the year with solar

MCKENNA (off screen): Locally
we generate 20% on average
for the year with solar

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MCKENNA (off screen): Locally we generate 20% on average for the year with solar.
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00:37:04
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Jun 25, 2025
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RadicalMedia,National Geographic

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As the weather grows more deadly and destructive, Americans are demanding solutions to climate change — and they aren’t waiting on Washington to act.
A lot of Sundays we're 100% solar. - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:04
A lot of Sundays we're 100% solar.
HOGG: Warren has worked with that community and they are leading the way. - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:04
HOGG: Warren has worked with that community and they are lea...
Other rural electric co-ops have stepped up and have invested in solar power. - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:05
Other rural electric co-ops have stepped up and have investe...
NARRATOR: Across the country, from North Carolina to Texas, nearly 200 rural electric - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:10
NARRATOR: Across the country, from North Carolina to Texas, ...
And solar is not the only renewable that's being adopted in Iowa. - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:05
And solar is not the only renewable that's being adopte...
Wind energy has become a real powerhouse. - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:05
Wind energy has become a real powerhouse.
Iowa currently gets 37% of its electricity from renewables. - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:06
Iowa currently gets 37% of its electricity from renewables.
If every other state did the same, the reduced emissions would get the - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:09
If every other state did the same, the reduced emissions wou...
BYERS: Iowa is number one in the country in terms of percentage of electricity - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:05
BYERS: Iowa is number one in the country in terms of percent...
And we've had major investments by our utility companies. - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:04
And we've had major investments by our utility companie...
Just in June of 2018, MidAmerican Energy announced an additional $900 million - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:11
Just in June of 2018, MidAmerican Energy announced an additi...
And with that investment, that raises their total investment - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:07
And with that investment, that raises their total investment
So all these massive investments in wind energy have been significant drivers - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:08
So all these massive investments in wind energy have been si...
Within the last few years, Microsoft and Facebook created data centers in this region - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:11
Within the last few years, Microsoft and Facebook created da...
JANOUS (off screen): A single data center is about the size of four football fields - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:06
JANOUS (off screen): A single data center is about the size ...
One of the things that led Microsoft to Iowa was the renewable energy resource - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:07
One of the things that led Microsoft to Iowa was the renewab...
JACKSON (off screen): Clean power these days is actually cheaper in a lot of places. - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:04
JACKSON (off screen): Clean power these days is actually che...
So it was really important for Apple because our goal is to make sure that this is - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:08
So it was really important for Apple because our goal is to ...
LUBBER (off screen): There are hundreds of companies saying we are going - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:10
LUBBER (off screen): There are hundreds of companies saying ...
There are also hundreds of financial leaders and investors who are putting - Paris to Pittsburgh 00:12
There are also hundreds of financial leaders and investors w...