Iowa

Iowa utility’s rate hike would fall hardest on smallest users, critics say

Environmental groups say Interstate Power & Light’s proposed rate increase would punish solar and efficiency.

Interstate Power and Light could also boost its profits by investing in wind, says a study commissioned by clean energy nonprofits.

The presidential hopeful unveiled indoor billboards this month challenging Iowa’s largest utility to stop burning coal.

The recommendations are contained in an energy storage report stemming from the state’s 2016 energy plan.

The plans, marketed as community solar, have seen warm reception in Nebraska and in Missouri, where one project is “78% oversubscribed.”