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. Iowa smart grid projects IAMU smart grid thermostat project
The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU) smart grid thermostat project involves the deployment of advanced metering and customer systems for five participating municipal utilities. The project aims to reduce customer electricity costs, peak demands, and utility operating costs. The project deploys about 5,450 smart meters, 13,800 programmable communicating thermostats, and direct load control devices to: (1) allow customers to view and control their energy consumption at their convenience through a web portal, and (2) allow the participating utilities to manage, measure, and verify targeted demand reductions during peak periods Get details >>
Energy news and trends in Iowa
Computer giant IBM recently announce the rollout of a smart meter program in Dubuque, Iowa – a town that lies on the border between Wisconsin and Illinois. Under the program, called “Smarter Energy Cloud,” 1,000 citizens of Dubuque who signed up for the data study, and had smart meters installed, will be able to see their energy use through a website over a six month period and share tips for reducing electricity consumption. Read more at Earth Techling >>
WPPI taps Siemens, eMeter for smart grid install
Siemens Energy is installing meter data management system eMeter EnergyIP for Midwest-based WPPI Energy and its member utilities. The eMeter management system will allow WPPI members to perform load forecasting and analysis, provide peak load management, develop new pricing programs and enable new demand response programs, Siemens says. Read more from Environmental Leader >>
Rural electric co-ops in 14 states get millions for transmission and smart grid projects
Rural electric cooperatives in 14 states will get a piece of $900 million in loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help the utilities upgrade, expand, maintain and replace rural America's electric infrastructure. Among them:Harrison County Rural Electric Cooperative. Read more from Smart Grid News >>
In Iowa, most GOP N\nominees back wind
In most Republican circles, support for wind energy can be heard as little more than a faint echo in the call for energy independence. But in Iowa this weekend, support resonated with many of the top Republicans — minus Rep. Michele Bachmann, the winner of Saturday’s presidential straw poll. So why does wind energy get such strong GOP support in Des Moines, while struggling to get top Republican backing in Washington? Well, because wind energy is big business in Iowa, and it has brought a strong manufacturing base to the region. Read more from Renewable Energy World >>
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