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Articles Tagged: solar energy
Local Government May. 30, 2023 6:37 pm4d ago
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.
Energy May. 8, 2023 10:07 am27d ago
But Alliant Energy didn’t get everything it asked for in its application.
Local Government Apr. 26, 2023 6:00 am39d ago
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.
Energy Apr. 10, 2023 9:00 am55d ago
Numbers of interested customers have increased between 10 percent and 100 percent, depending on the company.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Government & Politics Apr. 7, 2023 6:26 pm57d ago
Also, new website aims to connect veterans with jobs in Iowa
Local Government Mar. 29, 2023 3:43 pm66d ago
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.
Local Government Mar. 27, 2023 3:07 pm68d ago
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.
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Feb. 9, 2023 6:28 pm114d ago
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.
Local Government Feb. 1, 2023 3:19 pm122d ago
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.
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Jan. 30, 2023 6:28 pm124d ago
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.
Business News Dec. 14, 2022 2:57 pm171d ago
Moxie Solar closed Dec. 2 after coming under new management earlier this year.
Energy Dec. 2, 2022 1:26 pm183d ago
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.
News Nov. 25, 2022 6:00 am191d ago
The supervisors originally
News Oct. 20, 2022 5:19 pm226d ago
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.