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Buffett’s MidAmerican to Build $3.6 Billion Iowa Wind Farm
Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Co. is planning a $3.6 billion wind farm in Iowa with a capacity of 2,000 megawatts, the biggest economic development project in state history. The Wind XI project won’t increase customer rates and will help the state get more than 40 percent of its electricity from wind resources, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad said in a statement from the company Thursday. MidAmerican is seeking approval for the wind farm with the state’s Utilities Board. [ read more … ]
MidAmerican Energy pours $3.6B more into wind
Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Co. is planning a $3.6 billion wind farm in Iowa with a capacity of 2,000 megawatts, the biggest economic development project in state history. The Wind XI project won’t increase customer rates and will help the state get more than 40 percent of its electricity from wind resources, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad said in a statement from the company Thursday. MidAmerican is seeking approval for the wind farm with the state’s Utilities Board. [ read more … ]
Gov. Branstad joins MidAmerican Energy in Announcing $3.6 Billion Investment in Additional Wind Generation Capacity
Branstad said he is proud of MidAmerican Energy’s long-standing and ongoing commitment to clean energy, which has helped make Iowa a national leader in renewable energy. “This project puts Iowa on track to be the first state in the nation to generate more than 40 percent of its energy needs from wind power – far ahead of any other state. Today, Iowa is the only state to have crossed the 30 percent mark,” he said. “We welcome this opportunity to expand Iowa’s renewable energy and thank MidAmerican Energy for making this investment in our great state. Every wind turbine you see in Iowa means income for farmers, revenue for counties and jobs for Iowa families.” [ read more … ]
Moniz expects clean-tech funding boost from Congress
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today said he expects Congress will provide a significant increase in clean technology funding as part of a broad plan to address climate change, despite a lukewarm response in Congress to the proposal. Appropriations bills that advanced this week in both chambers of Congress fell short of the administration’s request on Mission Innovation, a global plan to address climate change by doubling spending on clean energy research and development over five years. [ read more … ]
Senate sets $37.5B spending cap for energy, water programs
The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday voted unanimously to allocate $37.5 billion to the subcommittee that funds the Department of Energy, the Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies, an increase of approximately $355 million above current spending levels that may undercut President Obama’s priorities on climate change. The so-called 302(b) allocation is the amount of money the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee will have available when it writes its fiscal 2017 spending bill, which funds a host of nuclear security, science research, environmental cleanup and water infrastructure projects. [ read more … ]
Air Force affirming role of renewables in energy security
The Air Force is affirming its commitment to renewables, beefing up its energy policy in response to a new slew of 21st-century threats. Armed with the new slogan “mission assurance is energy assurance,” the service is working to increase the energy security of its bases with large-scale renewable projects that could keep the lights on in the event that a natural disaster or cyberattack knocks out local power. [ read more … ]
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