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Des Moines Water Works has requested a release of water from Saylorville Reservoir this week by the Army Corps of Engineers. “Our intention at this time is to ensure procedures and mechanisms are in place at …
Mark Petri, an engineer with 23 years of experience at one of the largest national laboratories has been named the next director of the Iowa Energy Center, effective Feb. 25. Since 2008, Petri has been …
Iowa’s two largest utility companies are being recognized for their work to help restore gas service to customers on the East Coast who were affected by Superstorm Sandy.
The Edison Electric Institute presented Alliant Energy …
More uncertainty ahead for biofuels
Iowa’s biofuels industry will face continued uncertainty in 2013 about whether federal mandates and subsidies that have fueled its growth will continue.
The Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), which in 2012 …
MidAmerican Solar, a subsidiary of Des Moines-based MidAmerican Renewables, has acquired two co-located solar projects in California that when completed will form the largest permitted solar photovoltaic power development in the world.
MidAmerican Solar acquired …
MidAmerican Energy Co. has completed the three Iowa wind projects that were under construction in 2012.
The projects, totaling 407 megawatts, further solidify MidAmerican’s ranking as the No. 1 rate-regulated utility in the U.S. in …
The U.S. shale-gas revolution, which has revitalized chemical companies and prompted talk of domestic energy self-sufficiency, is attracting a wave of investment that may revive profits in the steel industry, Bloomberg reported. Austrian steelmaker Voestalpine …
MidAmerican Wind, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Renewables, announced completion of its 168-megawatt Pinyon Pines Wind I and 132-megawatt Pinyon Pines Wind II projects in California. With the addition of the two projects, MidAmerican Renewables’ portfolio …
Exporting Iowa’s wind energy
Utility companies and power cooperatives plan to spend billions of dollars in the next several years to expand networks to transmit electricity generated by Midwest wind farms.
Industry officials say that …
The headquarters building for the Iowa Utilities Board and the Office of Consumer Advocate has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification, making it the first state office building to achieve …
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