Iowa bill seeks to end constantly blinking red lights on wind turbines

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: February 16, 2026

Words: 540

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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A House subcommittee advanced a bill Monday that would require all wind turbines in the state be equipped with aircraft detection lighting systems, to address landowner complaints about blinking red lights.

House File 2081 as introduced would require new wind farms be constructed with the sensor-based lights and existing turbines to be retrofitted with the lights by the start of 2028. Lawmakers in the subcommittee, however, said they plan to amend the bill …

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