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Web Resources
Local Media
State Contacts
Select Energy Projects
State’s Utilities
Most recent update: July 23, 2009
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WEB RESOURCES
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Iowa Economic Recovery Website
Iowa Office of Energy Independence
IJobs
DSIRE Energy Initiatives - Iowa
Iowa Public Utilities Commission
Iowa Department of Economic Development
LOCAL MEDIA
Des Moines Register
· Des Moines metro area weighs rules for turbines
· Oat hulls yield cheaper, cleaner power at U of I
· Iowa is first state to receive energy stimulus dollars
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Estherville Daily News
· ILEC wind project first of its kind in the nation
Quad City Times
Gazette Online
The Iowa Independent
WCF Courier
WhoTV.com
STATE CONTACTS
Iowa Office of Energy Independence
Lucas State Office Building
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515.281.0187
Website: www.energy.iowa.gov
Roya L. Stanley
Director
515.725.2063
roya.stanley@iowa.gov
Tommi Makila
Senior Policy Analyst
515.281.3142 fax: 515.281.8895
tommi.makila@dnr.iowa.gov
Iowa Power Fund
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SELECT ENERGY PROJECTS
State Energy Program
Total allotted statewide funds: $40,546,000.00
Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Iowa Energy Office will receive approximately $40.5 million for its State Energy Program (SEP). The overarching goal of the SEP funding is to help reduce per capita energy consumption by at least 25% of a state's 1990 per capita energy use by 2012. Applications must be received by 5 p.m. Aug. 12. Iowa SEP Application
All projects submitted to receive funding through the State Energy Program must utilize current technology. Any early commercialization, research, or development projects should apply for funding through the Iowa Power Fund.
Contact: sean.bagniewski@iowa.gov
Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grants
State allocation: $9,593,500
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- This program seeks to assist state and local governments in implementing strategies to reduce fossil fuel emissions, to reduce total energy use, and to improve energy efficiency.
Local energy efficiency improvements
Amount allotted to Iowa: $21,103,000
- The funding will support energy audits and energy efficiency retrofits in residential and commercial buildings, the development and implementation of advanced building codes and inspections, and the creation of financial incentive programs for energy efficiency improvements. Other activities eligible for use of grant funds include transportation programs that conserve energy, projects to reduce and capture methane and other greenhouse gas emissions from landfills, renewable energy installations on government buildings, energy efficient traffic signals and street lights, deployment of Combined Heat and Power and district heating and cooling systems, and others. Funding is based on a formula that accounts for population and energy use.
Click here for additional grant information.
UTILITIES
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Regulatory Authority:
Iowa Utilities Board
Private Companies:
Interstate Power and Light Co
MidAmerican Energy Co
The Iowa Utilities Board does not have ratemaking authority over the following covered
electric utilities:
Municipals:
Ames City of
Board of Water Electric & Communications
Cooperatives:
Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop
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