Energy

Alliant Energy Corp. filed for regulatory approval for its proposed gas-fired plant this week. If the company is given the go-ahead to move forward with its project, it plans to close three of its coal …

Google Inc. today announced an investment of $75 million in a wind farm in Rippey.

The project, developed by RPM Access LLC, is expected to produce enough energy to power more than 15,000 homes in …

ITC Holdings Corp. (ITC) announced that Todd Schulz has joined the company as manager of state governmental affairs. Schulz will be the primary interface with state legislative and administration officials for ITC Midwest LLC, ITC’s …

The United States will overtake Saudi Arabia to become the world’s biggest oil producer before 2020, and will be energy independent 10 years later, according to a new forecast by the International Energy Agency (IEA), …

MidAmerican Wind, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Renewables whose parent company is MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., announced that it has completed the acquisition of two wind energy projects from California Highwind Power, a subsidiary of Terra-Gen …

More than 1.3 million homes and businesses in New York and 1.4 million in New Jersey were still without power on Friday, four days after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the U.S. East Coast, power operating …

A $10 million loan from the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Revolving Loan Fund will enable Polk County to complete the Rock Creek Trunk Sanitary Sewer Connection project by next summer. The loan was part of …

MidAmerican Energy Co. said Tuesday it has doubled the number of employees who will assist with utility damage and power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy. A MidAmerican Energy crew of 12 linemen, a supervisor and …

A subsidiary of Des Moines-based MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. has entered into a joint venture with Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc. to sponsor a competitive proposal for the East-West Tie Line, an electric transmission project …