Iowa Faces Critical Decision on Power Generation, Scientists Warn Scientists are asserting that Iowa is at a critical juncture concerning power generation as electricity demand increases. The annual climate assessment released Tuesday, September 15th, highlights what researchers call a “fork in the road” – a choice between expanding renewable energy resources or constructing new fossil-fuel

Cerro Gordo County has filed a lawsuit against the Iowa Utilities Commission regarding approval of a proposed solar farm. The county is seeking judicial review to prevent construction of the planned 500-megawatt River City Energy facility, which would span approximately 3000 acres within Cerro Gordo County. The petition for judicial review was submitted on July

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The Senate passed House File 27 57, creating a time-limited sales-and-use tax exemption for the construction phase of nuclear electric-generation facilities and requiring per-megawatt-hour donations to an IEDA-managed workforce fund; the vote was 43 ayes, 0 nays.

Muscatine Power and Water to Assume Ownership of Solar Project, Advances Second Project Development Muscatine Power and Water (MPW) trustees have authorized General Manager Gage Huston to finalize negotiations and execute a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (MIPA) with Nokomis Bay, LLC, transferring ownership of the Muscatine Solar 1 project (MS1) to MPW. This decision follows