Iowa farmer sues company, alleging three wind turbine fires damaged his crops

Iowa farmer sues company, alleging three wind-turbine fires damaged his crops

A Cedar County farmer is suing a manufacturer of wind turbines, alleging three turbine fires scattered debris over hundreds of acres of land, damaging his crops.

Cedar Co. farmer sues wind turbine manufacturer over crop damage

A Cedar County farmer is suing a wind turbine manufacturer over crop damage.

Iowa farmer sues company, alleging three wind turbine fires damaged his crops

In March 2023, one of the turbines caught fire and spread debris across 160 acres of the man's land, the lawsuit alleges.

Iowa farmer sues company, alleging three wind-turbine fires damaged his crops • Iowa Capital Dispatch

(Photo by Perry Beeman/Iowa Capital Dispatch)A Cedar County farmer is suing a manufacturer of wind turbines, alleging three turbine fires scattered debris over hundreds of acres of land, damaging his crops. Alan Weets of Mechanicsville is suing the Chicago-based company Nordex USA, which does business as Acciona Windpower North America and Anchor Wind, in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Weets alleges that in 2010, he enter…