Articles Tagged: Energy Industry

Water quality, conservation agriculture, power grid and more to be discussed in seven panels at the 2023 Iowa Ideas virtual conference.

Alliant increased its wind energy production by 25 percent from 2021 levels, which boosted its overall percentage of renewable energy served to retail customers to about 53 percent in the state.

As of Tuesday, the sale of incandescent and halogen light bulbs is banned in the United States. The change, which was initiated 15 years ago, has been hotly debated. But some Eastern Iowa retailers said based on customer behavior, they don’t anticipate most people will miss the old bulbs.

Over the past several years, the solar industry in Iowa has grown. With a plethora of misinformation surrounding the renewable energy source, solar experts outline the process, risks and rewards.

The Gazette spoke with MISO about how the power grid may fare amid summer heat, increasing renewable energy and consumer demands.

A new inventory maps which sectors decreased — or increased — their contributions to climate change.

Utility disconnections may have began as soon as last Monday. But there are options for continued financial help.

Led by solar energy, renewables are poised to overtake coal as the largest source of electricity generation worldwide by early 2025, helping to keep alive the global goal of limiting Earth's warming to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the Paris-based agency's latest forecasts.

State and local agencies report an increase in demand for heating and energy assistance in recent years, and they’re bracing for what are expected to be the highest heating costs households have seen in 25 years.

A shortage of diesel fuel leaves a large swath of the nation bracing for a challenging winter.

Iowa generates more than half of its electricity with wind, but clean energy advocates say the state and nation can do even more

Iowa’s energy cross-crosses across an enormous power grid before it turns on your lights.

Out-of-state solar panel installers are publishing advertisements riddled with misleading information regarding Iowa’s solar tax credit and charging thousands of dollars to customers who are seeing no change in their electrical bills.

Quad Cities’ plant opened 2 years before Duane Arnold, narrowly avoided shutdown in 2018

The state will receive an extra $5.3 million to help lower Iowans’ home energy bills this summer