Articles Tagged: solar energy

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

As the Linn County Board of Supervisors considers changes to county code governing utility-scale solar projects, the board focused on language surrounding the long-term operations of the installation.

But Alliant Energy didn’t get everything it asked for in its application.

Linn County is seeking feedback by May 5 on committees’ work to review county code governing utility-scale solar projects before the Board of Supervisors considers any potential new solar applications.

Numbers of interested customers have increased between 10 percent and 100 percent, depending on the company.

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The Linn County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to extend its pause on new large-scale solar projects. The renewable energy review committees have final meetings this week to assess the county ordinance governing the solar projects.

Linn County supervisors will vote Wednesday on likely extending a moratorium on new large-scale solar projects as Renewable Energy Review committees study the county ordinance governing the solar projects. The moratorium does not affect the already-approved solar projects near Palo and Coggon, which remain underway.

Energy companies and landowners would be limited on where they can set up solar panel arrays under a bill advanced Monday in the Iowa Senate.

Work on a 640-acre solar farm near Coggon may soon be underway after a Linn County District Court judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought against the Board of Supervisors by a family who lives near the planned project.

Energy companies and landowners would be limited on where they can set up solar panel arrays under a bill advanced Monday in the Iowa Senate.

Moxie Solar closed Dec. 2 after coming under new management earlier this year.

As much as 60% of the region’s energy could come from wind and solar — which has a lower energy output than the non-renewables being retired.

The supervisors originally

Attorneys for the Linn County Board of Supervisors, Coggon Solar LLC and a family that’s suing them met in court on Thursday to argue the case before a judge.