Competitions and “keeping up with the Joneses” can spur people to take advantage of the many energy-saving programs Iowa utilities already offer.
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Capitalizing on competition in Iowa
June 6, 2011Here comes the sun
March 11, 2011No matter how much solar power is tapped, the sun will always come up tomorrow. Solar should top Iowa’s list of energy choices.
Iowa students find sustainable lessons in India
January 13, 2011One example of how sustainability helps rural villagers in India is a solar lighting program for places not reached by the electric grid.
Renewable energy and Iowa schools
December 22, 2010We’re asking for your help as we seek to better understand where and why schools are choosing to invest in renewables and whether they are seeing benefits.
Why Should Iowans Pay for Stockholders’ Interests?
March 24, 2010If a nuclear feasibility study is needed for Iowa, it should be independently done.
Iowa reaches towering point on wind
April 13, 2009Today the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) released its annual rankings. These rankings showed Iowa moved up to second in the nation for installed wind capacity, after installing close to 1,600 MW in 2008. Iowa had a total installed 2,791 capacity of megawatts by year-end 2008, equal to 11 percent of the nation’s total wind [...]
