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Another wind turbine blade breaks off in Iowa
KCCI News 8|October 20, 2020
For a second time in two months, a wind turbine blade broke off in central Iowa. The latest incident happened Thursday near Paton, in Greene County.
For a second time in two months, a wind turbine blade broke off in central Iowa. The latest incident happened Thursday near Paton, in Greene County.
PATON, Iowa — For a second time in two months, a wind turbine blade broke off in central Iowa.
The latest incident happened Thursday near Paton, in Greene County.
MidAmerican said, in both cases, the blade was equipped with a specific type of lightning protection system.
Last month, another blade dropped from a wind turbine in Adair County.
MidAmerican said these incidents are "extremely rare" and said even one incident is not acceptable.