AABP EP Awards 728x90

Energy

DSC 6869

MidAmerican Solar acquires two California projects

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 …

DSC 6869

A whole lot of wind coming from MidAmerican Energy

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 …

DSC 6869

Shale gas could boost development of steel plants

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 …

DSC 6869

MidAmerican Wind completes California projects

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 …

14426

2012 in Review: Energy & Utilities

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 …

DSC 6869

Utilities Board building goes Platinum

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 …

DSC 6869

Save the wind tax credit, Reynolds and crew tell Congress

Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and her counterparts in Colorado, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Rhode Island and Washington delivered a letter today asking Congress to support extension of the wind production tax credit, which …

DSC 6869

911 services to soon be available via texting

AT&T Inc., Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. will set up a service allowing customers to send text messages to emergency aid call center 911, Reuters reported. Currently, emergency 911 services can only accessed …

DSC 6869

State launches energy and water efficiency recognition program

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) has been awarded a $74,110 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pollution Prevention Program to launch a pilot statewide industrial energy and water efficiency recognition program. The new …

DSC 6869

MidAmerican recognized for wind energy expansion

MidAmerican Energy Co. received the Green Energy Supplier Award at the 2012 Platts Global Energy Awards ceremony held Thursday in New York City. The Des Moines-based utility company was honored for its 2011 and 2012 …