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Hearing Thursday for IPL Marshalltown power plant

The Iowa Utilities Board will hold a public information meeting Thursday during which Interstate Power and Light Co. (IPL) officials will discuss plans for a proposed 650-megawatt natural gas-fired electric generation facility in Marshall County. …

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Wired for profit

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.

What will that mean for Iowa businesses and …

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MidAmerican company will buy California wind projects

MidAmerican Wind, whose parent company is Des Moines-based MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., said today that it will acquire the 168-megawatt Alta Wind VII and the 132-megawatt Alta Wind IX projects from California Highwind Power, a …

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Utilities board receives IPL audit report

A management audit report on Interstate Power and Light Co. (IPL) accepted yesterday by the Iowa Utilities Board recommended that IPL should “require more resources for measuring the performance of the lead executive in Iowa,” …

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COSC to host energy efficiency rehab training

Center on Sustainable Communities will offer a free statewide Energy Efficiency Rehab Training at the John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center in downtown Des Moines on Oct. 12-13 and Nov. 9-10. The two-part curriculum is …

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Brookings Institution selects Des Moines for export development project

The Greater Des Moines region has been selected to participate in a project developed by the Brookings Institution to develop export capacity.

Brookings today named Des Moines, Charleston, SC, Chicago, IL, Columbus, OH, Louisville-Lexington, KY, …

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In Iowa, we’re power hungry

Iowa ranks No. 5 on a list of the nation’s top energy users, the website 24.7 Wall St. said.

Iowa’s large consumption of energy per capita was driven by residential and commercial reliance on liquified …

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Iowa to promote energy efficient industrial systems

Iowa is one of four states selected by the National Governor’s Association to promote and implement energy efficient industrial systems that use combined heat and power. The systems, also known as cogeneration, generate electricity and …

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Inventors license ISU power pole technology

Two Iowa State University inventors have developed an improved design for electrical transmission poles that makes them less susceptible to cascading collapse during natural disasters such as tornadoes, ice storms and earthquakes. Jon “Matt” Rouse, …

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Economic Impact of Hurricane Isaac

Hurricane Isaac could rival Katrina in economic impact, according to Forbes.com’smost popular article today. However, Bloomberg reported later this morning that oil prices dropped on speculation that Isaac will be reduced to a Category 1 hurricane by the …