Energy

MidAmerican Energy topped J.D. Power’s rankings of customer satisfaction in the large utility section for an eighth consecutive year, the company reported. MidAmerican’s score rose to 692, up from 687 a  year ago. Alliant Energy ranked third …

Alliant Energy has settled a case involving excess pollution emissions, signing an agreement with Sierra Club, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the state of Iowa and Linn County. Alliant agreed to pay a $1.1 million …

In a Greenpeace ranking of U.S. supermarkets trying to protect oceans and seafood industry workers, Hy-Vee, the West Des Moines-based grocery chain, joined Whole Foods, Wegmans and Safeway to round out the top four on …

Bluescape Resources plans to make an equity investment of up to $50 million in Clean Line Energy Partners LLC, the companies announced. Bluescape is a private, independent energy investment and operating company. Rock Island Clean …

The Iowa Natural Resource Commission will meet by phone beginning at 8:30 a.m. Friday to discuss setting several hunting seasons. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has proposed the same county deer quotas as last …

This year’s recipients of the state’s Environmental Excellence Awards include the Blank Park Zoo and the Fourmile Creek Watershed Management Authority in Des Moines. “The vision and initiatives undertaken by the award recipients to benefit …

Wind energy could provide 41 percent of Iowa’s electricity by 2020, and could more than triple by 2030, the American Wind Energy Association found in a report to be released next week. Iowa could produce …

The Urbandale City Council voted this week to support ProbioFerm LLC’s application for state tax incentives as part of the biotechnology firm’s plans to build a $1.9 million, 22,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse building on Justin …

DuPont Pioneer announced today it has opened a new Canadian-based research facility in Lethbridge, Alberta. The facility, which represents a $35 million investment in Canadian dollars, will focus on providing growers additional, higher-value crop choices …