politics
Jay Inslee targets MidAmerican coal plants in Iowa campaign ads
The presidential hopeful unveiled indoor billboards this month challenging Iowa’s largest utility to stop burning coal.
storage
Iowa officials consider energy storage tax credit, ‘value of storage’ study
The recommendations are contained in an energy storage report stemming from the state’s 2016 energy plan.
solar
Midwest utilities ‘overwhelmingly surprised’ by solar subscription demand
The plans, marketed as community solar, have seen warm reception in Nebraska and in Missouri, where one project is “78% oversubscribed.”
Iowa
Iowa pork producers stall utility efforts to upend solar net metering
Hog farmers’ voices are “making a huge difference” in opposing the bill, which has been awaiting a House vote since March.
energy storage
Midwest co-ops test value of placing batteries in customers’ homes
The rural electric cooperatives are testing how the storage technology can help customers and their systems.