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MidAmerican, Siemens team up on additional wind turbines

MidAmerican, Siemens team up on additional wind turbines    MidAmerican Energy Co. is partnering with Siemens Energy on a 407.1-megawatt wind project expansion in 2012. MidAmerican and Siemens entered into a turbine supply agreement for…
By BPC Staff | Feb 23, 2012
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MidAmerican Renewables solar project earns awards

MidAmerican Renewables solar project earns awards NRG Energy Inc. and MidAmerican Renewables LLC announced that their 290-megawatt Agua Caliente solar project has earned two top solar project awards. The Yuma County, Ariz., photovoltaic power project…
By BPC Staff | Feb 22, 2012
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Wind energy tax credit again up in the air


The wind isn’t likely to ever stop blowing in Iowa, but wind turbine development in the state could slow to a halt if a key federal tax credit isn’t extended, say Iowa’s congressional leaders.

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By JOE GARDYASZ | Feb 17, 2012
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MidAmerican ranks high in customer satisfaction study

MidAmerican ranks high in customer satisfaction study  MidAmerican Energy Co. ranked highest in the Midwest Region-Large Segment category for overall consumer satisfaction in the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study.…
By BPC Staff | Feb 16, 2012
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Iowa reps urge Congress to extend wind energy tax credit

Iowa reps urge Congress to extend wind energy tax credit  The entire Iowa delegation in the U.S. Congress has written a letter urging a short-term extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy.…
By BPC Staff | Feb 10, 2012
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Online electric service territory map available

The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB), with assistance from the Iowa Department of Transportation, has created an electronic version of Iowa’s electric service territory map. The interactive resource allows online users to review local electric service …
By BPC Staff | Feb 8, 2012
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Alliance, Iowa Network Services launch phone subsidiary

Alliance, Iowa Network Services launch phone subsidiary    By Joe Gardyasz joegardyasz@bpcdm.com   Alliance Technologies and Iowa Network Services Inc. (INS) have formed a business telephone subsidiary, Alliance Connect LLC, with a goal of becoming…
By JOE GARDYASZ | Feb 3, 2012
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Wind-energy supplier expands to Texas

Wind-energy supplier expands to Texas Availon Inc., a Grimes-based provider of parts and engineering services to the wind power industry in North America, announced it has opened a service and distribution center in Sweetwater, Texas,…
By BPC Staff | Feb 3, 2012
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Energy company pays $10,150 for risk management violations

Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy LLC has agreed to pay a $10,150 civil penalty  for failing to file a risk management plan and implement risk management regulations at its dry-mill ethanol plant in Council Bluffs.

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By BPC Staff | Feb 2, 2012
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Chamness designer wins compost contest

Chamness designer wins compost contest   Emily Bibler, creative director at Blairsburg-based Chamness Technology Inc., was selected as grand prize winner of a poster contest held by the U.S. Composting Council. Contestants were challenged to…
By BPC Staff | Jan 26, 2012