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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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