NextEra, which will build the project at the decommissioned Duane Arnold nuclear facility and plans to sell it to Alliant Energy to own and operate, submitted the plans to Linn County for the two solar energy sites in Palo.
Des Moines-based MidAmerican Energy plans a $3.9 billion project in Iowa it said would add 2,042 megawatts of wind generation and 50 megawatts of solar generation
General Electric will split into three separate companies in a stunning breakup of the iconic manufacturer founded by Thomas Edison whose sprawling businesses once made it the world’s most valuable company.
Alliant Energy and Iowa State University said Thursday they plan to build a solar farm on university land south of Ames.
American utility companies, including those in Iowa, are facing increasing pressure to slash greenhouse gas emissions in hopes of preventing the worst effects of global climate change.
North Liberty-based South Slope Cooperative Telephone was among 39 applicants to be awarded a total of $97,500,000 for broadband infrastructure as part of the Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant Program.
With two large-scale solar farms in the works in Linn County, John Zakrasek shares facts about solar panels to try to address residents’ concerns.
After almost two hours of public comment, with the majority of speakers opposing any moratorium, the supervisors voted 2-1 to reject a proposed moratorium on utility-scale solar installations.
The Biden administration is developing targets for biofuel that are likely to be relatively flat or even lower as it seeks to balance the interests of blue-collar refining workers and advance a clean-energy agenda.
Businesses lost $133.4 million because of this past summer’s derecho
Construction continues on the Dakota Access pipeline in this 2016 photo. ( Bismarck Tribune/Associated Press)
WASHINGTON — An Environmental Protection Agency proposal to lower the required level of ethanol in petroleum-based fuels has stalled, leading …
Ethanol industry leaders said Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency should support the principles initially underlying the renewable fuel standard. …
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