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Implementation of SF 2311 Causes Job Loss Throughout Iowa

posted 4/23/2019
After the Iowa Utilities Board approved drastically-reduced energy efficiency plans this spring for the state's rate-regulated utilities as a result of Senate File 2311 passed in 2018, job loss was immediate. A sample of just four businesses in the energy efficiency industry showed a loss of 54 jobs and total salary losses of $2.5 million.

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Environmental Groups React to IUB Approval of Alliant Energy Efficiency Plan

posted 3/28/2019
The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) on Monday issued an order approving Alliant Energy's five-year energy efficiency plan with few modifications. The approval of Alliant's plan is the end result of Senate File 2311, legislation passed by the Iowa Legislature in 2018 that severely restricted what the IUB could require utilities to spend on programs to help customers reduce energy usage.

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Environmental Groups React to IUB Approval of MidAmerican Energy Efficiency Plan

posted 2/21/2019
MidAmerican's approved plan will result in 44% less electric savings than their previous plan and 77% less natural gas savings. This is while the company's own assessment of potential for energy efficiency showed probably savings of 17% over the next decade. "Senate File 2311, and the inadequate plan that resulted from it, will lead to rising electricity rates for MidAmerican customers."

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New IEC report: science doesn't support wind turbine sound health claims

posted 1/31/2019
A joint paper published today by the IEC, the Environmental Health Sciences Research Center with the University of Iowa College of Public Health, and the Iowa Policy Project analyzes scientific studies, rather than anecdotal evidence, to draw a conclusion about health risks from wind turbine noise. The authors found little scientific evidence linking wind turbine noise to human health problems.

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Survey of Iowa Energy Efficiency Contractors Reveals Negative Business Outlook, Job Cuts Due to 2018 Utility Legislation

posted 1/21/2019
Survey results released today by the Iowa Environmental Council show that more than 74 percent of energy efficiency employers in Iowa expect the severe cuts to utility efficiency programs adopted by the legislature in the 2018 Legislative Session to hurt their business. More than half expect the cuts to result in layoffs over the next six to 12 months.

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IEC and ELPC React to Wind XII Project Approval

posted 12/5/2018
The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) today voted to approve MidAmerican Energy's 591 MW Wind XII docket without any requirements to address coal use in Iowa. IEC and ELPC requested this action to ensure that MidAmerican's energy generation in Iowa is truly 100% renewable, as the company claims.

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Iowa DOT announces more than $3 million in funding for electric school buses

posted 11/26/2018
Iowa school children may soon breathe easier thanks to $3.15 million in funding for cleaner school, shuttle, and transit buses recently announced by the Iowa Department of Transportation.

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Local businesses and homeowners share savings and improvements from energy projects with state legislators

posted 11/20/2018
The Iowa Environmental Council (IEC), Iowa Community Action Association (ICAA), and the Clayton County Energy District (CCED) hosted area legislators on a tour of businesses and a residence in Clayton County to demonstrate the significant savings and improvements available from energy efficiency and renewable development.

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Wind XII hearing raises questions about MidAmerican's continued reliance on coal

posted 10/29/2018
ELPC and IEC filed post-hearing briefs today in the Wind XII docket at the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB). Both organizations have intervened in the docket to ask questions about the accuracy of MidAmerican Energy's 100% renewable vision if there are no plans to retire parts of their coal fleet.

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IEC Educates Legislators on the Business Case for Energy Efficiency

posted 10/24/2018
In September and October, IEC organized bipartisan tours for legislators and legislative candidates about clean energy and energy efficiency in Carroll, Burlington, and Poweshiek Counties. Local businesses and energy consumers demonstrated first-hand the value of clean energy policies to current and future legislators.

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Implementation of SF 2311 Causes Job Loss Throughout Iowa

Environmental Groups React to IUB Approval of Alliant Energy Efficiency Plan

Environmental Groups React to IUB Approval of MidAmerican Energy Efficiency Plan

New IEC report: science doesn't support wind turbine sound health claims

Survey of Iowa Energy Efficiency Contractors Reveals Negative Business Outlook, Job Cuts Due to 2018 Utility Legislation

IEC and ELPC React to Wind XII Project Approval

Iowa DOT announces more than $3 million in funding for electric school buses

Local businesses and homeowners share savings and improvements from energy projects with state legislators

Wind XII hearing raises questions about MidAmerican's continued reliance on coal

IEC Educates Legislators on the Business Case for Energy Efficiency

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Implementation of SF 2311 Causes Job Loss Throughout Iowa

Environmental Groups React to IUB Approval of Alliant Energy Efficiency Plan

Environmental Groups React to IUB Approval of MidAmerican Energy Efficiency Plan

New IEC report: science doesn't support wind turbine sound health claims

Survey of Iowa Energy Efficiency Contractors Reveals Negative Business Outlook, Job Cuts Due to 2018 Utility Legislation

IEC and ELPC React to Wind XII Project Approval

Iowa DOT announces more than $3 million in funding for electric school buses

Local businesses and homeowners share savings and improvements from energy projects with state legislators

Wind XII hearing raises questions about MidAmerican's continued reliance on coal

IEC Educates Legislators on the Business Case for Energy Efficiency

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