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Des Moines looks for leverage to push MidAmerican on carbon-free power
The city is exploring several strategies to cut emissions, but will depend on its investor-owned utility to achieve much of its ambitious new clean energy goal.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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State energy plans show how process can match final product in impact
The experience in Iowa and Missouri shows how drafting an energy plan can help shape a state’s energy direction, even if policymakers don’t always follow it.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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As interest in solar grows in Iowa, so does the waitlist for state tax credit
Applications for a state solar tax credit have exceeded a legislatively imposed cap on awards every year since 2013, and the waitlist is growing longer in recent years.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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Study: Batteries could bolster renewables in Iowa, but likely not without help
An assessment of the potential of storage in the state, a leader in wind energy, also identified barriers to its expansion.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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Power from the Prairie aims to link West Coast sun with Midwest wind
A pair of energy consultants are promoting an HVDC interstate transmission-plus-storage project that could complete a link between California and Chicago.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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Revived Iowa ethanol plant would make RNG to meet demand in California
A German bioenergy company’s reboot would make ethanol and renewable natural gas, though questions remain about its life-cycle climate and environmental impacts.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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Iowa researchers see wasted potential in agricultural biofuels
The team hopes to make anaerobic digestion more efficient and profitable for farmers who convert manure to natural gas.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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After unexpected compromise in Iowa, net metering fight moves to dockets
Iowa utilities and clean energy groups both supported a new net metering law but now disagree on its interpretation.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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In Iowa, conservative group looks to counter local wind, solar opposition
The Land & Liberty Coalition is the latest chapter of a regional group trying to change the narrative on renewables.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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Smooth sailing so far for planned Iowa-Illinois underground power line
The SOO Green HVDC Link has attracted questions but no organized opposition at public meetings in Iowa and Illinois.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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