This company is helping Iowa businesses meet the energy challenge

IEA Power ensures power continuity through ‘energy as a service’ model
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  • This is the switchgear for a 16,000-kilowatt standby power plant installed by IEA Power. The company does not identify its customers. CREDIT IEA POWER

    As rising demand fueled in large measure by the recent and rapid development of data centers continues to strain the resources of Iowa’s electrical utilities, IEA Power’s business model provides “energy as a service” solutions, offering companies a reliable power backup option if the lights go off and helping to maintain overall  grid stability.

    But the service IEA provides is far from new.

    IEA’s history

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