September 30, 2011
Iowa, Texas

ISU-Texas game to be “Wind Bowl”

By Dan Piller, desmoinesregister.com 29 September 2011

Befitting a matchup of universities from the two largest wind producing states in the U.S., the game between Iowa State and Texas Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames has been dubbed the “wind bowl” by the American Wind Energy Association.

For the game, the stadium will be 100-percent powered by wind through the purchase of Green-e-certified Renewable Energy Certificates to offset energy used.

The American Wind Energy Association and Iowa State’s College of Engineering will join MidAmerican Energy, ITC Midwest, and Siemens for live, on-field recognition of their work in wind power during a break in the game.

While Iowa leads the nation in wind penetration, with about 4,200 megawatts of wind power deployed. Texas is tops in total wind installations, with over 10,000 MW deployed.


URL to article:  https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/30/isu-texas-game-to-be-wind-bowl/