Alta, Iowa

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Alta, Iowa

More than 1800 people call Alta home today, and many others who live in the surrounding rural areas enjoy our shops, parks, and schools. We welcome you to come and explore Alta. We know you'll find that it is a nice place to call your home!
Agribusiness is still the mainstay of our community, but new industries - like the production of electricity by sleek wind turbines dotting our countryside - have drawn a rich mix of new residents from diverse backgrounds to Alta.

Clean wind energy is always in season, thanks to the revolutionary wind turbines that dot our countryside. The windmills are approximately 26 stories tall, with blades as wide as the wingspan of a jumbo jet. The towers weigh about 57 tons and each blade weighs about 8000 lbs.

This is one of the largest "wind farms" in the world, and is constructed along the Buffalo Ridge. The Buffalo Ridge is the most prominent topographic feature throughout the Midwestern prairie. It stretches from South Dakota through Minnesota into Iowa.

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