h digitalfootprint web 728x90

Energy

DSC 6869

MidAmerican launches renewables subsidiary

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. announced this morning that it has established a new business to support the company’s move into the unregulated renewable-energy market. MidAmerican Renewables LLC will oversee wind, geothermal, solar and hydro projects …

DSC 6869

Alliant announces succession at the top

Alliant Energy Corp. Chairman and CEO William Harvey will retire from the company effective March 31. He has spent 25 years with Alliant and its predecessor, WPL Holdings, and has served as chairman and CEO …

DSC 6869

MidAmerican buys more wind

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. has signed an agreement to acquire the 81-megawatt Bishop Hill II wind project near Galva, Ill., from Invenergy Wind LLC. This project, which currently is under construction, will feature 50 General …

13725

2012 in Preview: Energy & Utilities


Utilities board responds to new federal regulations

New federal regulations will make 2012 a busy year for the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB), board Chair Libby Jacobs said.

“There has been a lot of activity coming …

DSC 6869

MidAmerican purchases stake in solar project

MidAmerican purchases stake in solar project   MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. has completed its acquisition of a 49 percent interest in the Agua Caliente solar project from NRG Energy. Agua Caliente is a 290-megawatt solar…
DSC 6869

2011 Year in Review: Energy & Utilities


Qwest and CenturyLink merge

On April 1, Qwest Communications International Inc. merged into CenturyLink Inc., creating the nation’s third-largest telecommunications company. As a condition of approval of the deal by the Iowa Utilities Board, the …

DSC 6869

Big year for biodiesel

Big year for biodiesel  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported Thursday that nearly 108 million gallons of biomass-based diesel fuel were sold during the month of November, continuing a record year of production. Biodiesel production…
DSC 6869

Verizon Wireless network connections falter

Verizon Wireless network connections falter Verizon Wireless users across the country experienced data connection problems with the company’s high-speed wireless network earlier today, Reuters reported. It was the second high-profile service problem this month for…
DSC 6869

Training and logistics center on time, budget


Since the 1930s, Des Moines’ central fire station has sat downtown. But its residents have outgrown their quarters, so the operation will soon move out of its historic location to a new $5.5 million building …

DSC 6869

MidAmerican Energy adds solar power to list of renewable energy sources

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire the Topaz Solar Farm from First Solar, Inc. The 550-megawatt photovoltaic power plant being built in San Luis Obispo County, …