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IPL seeks rate increase for natural gas

Interstate Power and Light Co. (IPL) is requesting approval of a rate increase from the Iowa Utilities Board and will increase the price for natural gas service on June 4, at a lower interim rate …

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MidAmerican solar project under way

MidAmerican Solar and First Solar Inc. announced that they have installed the first solar panel on what they say is the largest solar project in the world. When completed, the 550-megawatt project will include nearly …

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In pursuit of the net-zero home

At first glance, the recently constructed two-story house looks no different from any of the others being built in the Prairie Trail development in Ankeny.

That’s just what its builders had hoped to accomplish in …

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MidAmerican warns customers against potential scam

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. is advising customers to watchful of suspicious calls from scam artists posing as MidAmerican customer representatives.

In a release, MidAmerican said it has received several reports of a scam artist who …

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Two Iowa ethanol plants to join biobutanol early adopters

Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC announced today it has added two Iowa ethanol plants to its consortium of early adopters of its biobutanol alternative fuel technology.

Lincolnway Energy LLC in Nevada and Corn LP in Goldfield …

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Sunoco takes step to leave oil refining business

Pipeline operator Energy Transfer Partners LP said it will buy Sunoco Inc. for $5.3 billion in stock and cash to get into the more lucrative crude oil transportation business as natural gas prices stay weak, …

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MidAmerican: Excess capacity kept rates low

2010, MidAmerican Energy Co. exported approximately 30 percent of the electricity it generated. That excess capacity has been a major factor in why MidAmerican hasn’t had to raise electric rates for the past 16 years, …

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Iowa’s nuclear decision

What could be better than launching a billion-dollar economic development project that would provide more reliable energy for Iowa? MidAmerican Energy Co. officials say a new nuclear power plant in Iowa would provide both benefits …

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Industry report: Energy & Utilities

Iowa Utilities Board building achieves double-digit energy savings

A combination of energy-efficient design elements and cost-saving components have made a new state office building one of Iowa’s greenest structures. The Iowa Utilities Board/Office of Consumer …

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Report: Iowa leading the way on wind energy

Iowa has between 6,000 and 7,000 wind energy-related jobs, which is tops in the country, and generates 18.8 percent of its energy from wind, which is the second-highest percentage in the country, according to the …