Newsroom For Tag "clean energy"

Iowans can soon unlock electrification & efficiency dollars with IRA home energy rebates

posted 1/25/2024
$120 million in rebates will be available to Iowa through the Home Energy Rebates in mid-2024. These will include Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) which offer point-of-sale rebates on qualified energy efficiency and electrification projects up to $14,000 for low- and moderate-income households. They also include HER - or Home Efficiency Rebates - for retrofit projects.

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2024 Legislative Preview: IEC's priorities for the upcoming session

posted 1/9/2024
The 2024 legislative session is now underway! This is the second year of the 90th General Assembly, and it has arrived with a slew of new priorities and anticipated challenges. Republicans continue to enjoy the benefits of a Trifecta government - they control the Governor's office, the Senate, and the House, and therefore control the legislative agenda.

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MidAmerican Energy announces 100% clean energy; still runs six coal plants

posted 10/19/2023
MidAmerican Energy recently released a news statement claiming to have served Iowans with 100% renewable energy in 2022. The news release did not mention the six coal plants that MidAmerican Energy owns and operates in Iowa. IEC and Clean Up MidAm partners shed light on the reality of MidAm's clean energy generation.

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IUB to study utility ratemaking process, make recommendations

posted 8/30/2023
This week, the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) kicked off the first of three public input and discussion sessions to review state laws related to how utilities set their rates. These sessions will wrap up in early November and will result in a set of legislative recommendations to be considered in the 2024 legislative session.

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IEC testifies in Soo Green transmission line hearing

posted 7/26/2023
The Iowa Utilities Board heard testimony on July 11 about the proposed Soo Green transmission line, which would run underground from near Mason City to Illinois. IEC's testimony showed the line offers significant potential benefits for Iowans and could expand renewable energy development in the state.

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Iowa Tops Previous High to Reach an Impressive 64% Wind Energy Generation Milestone

posted 6/29/2023
Iowa celebrates a major renewable energy accomplishment as it surpassed 64% wind energy generation in 2022, according to the latest figure from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). This tops the previous record high of 59.6% in 2020, which represented a sharp increase from 42% in 2019.

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IUB's ruling on Wind PRIME protects customers from risk

posted 5/1/2023
The Iowa Utilities Board issued an order on April 27 setting conditions for MidAmerican Energy's ability to move forward with its Wind PRIME project. The Board approved the project but found that MidAmerican should bear the risk of the $3.9 billion project underperforming and placed strict conditions on the utility's right to recover the project costs from customers.

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IEC and ELPC Oppose MidAmerican Plan to Dump Toxins in Missouri River

posted 4/12/2023
Environmental groups submitted comments to MidAmerican Energy opposing a plan for the utility to dump toxic coal ash leachate into the Missouri River. The leachate, runoff that collects at the bottom of the site's coal ash landfill, contains dozens of toxic pollutants, including mercury, lead, arsenic, cyanide, and other toxic heavy metals.

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Newly published MidAmerican studies reveal costly inconsistencies in clean energy transition

posted 2/20/2023
In response to an IUB order, MidAmerican Energy filed new public versions of two internal studies that show solar is the lowest cost path for achieving carbon free energy and acknowledge that transitioning away from burning coal is an essential piece of achieving this goal. These studies come to light as a hearing for the approval or denial of MidAmerican's $3.9 billion Wind PRIME project gets underway at the IUB.

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IEC and groups applaud order to make MidAmerican studies public

posted 1/25/2023
On January 19, the Iowa Utilities Board issued an order in MidAmerican Energy's Wind PRIME proceeding to make public two generation planning studies MidAmerican has aggressively and repeatedly sought to keep secret from regulators and the public. The studies include an evaluation of the economics of MidAmerican's coal generating facilities and the a study of pathways to achieve zero carbon emissions electricity.

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