Tag: solar energy
Linn County supervisors decline moratorium on utility-scale solar projects
The Linn County Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 Feb. 7 not to move ahead with a six-month moratorium on consideration of industrial-scale solar proposals...
Linn County’s first industrial-scale solar project gets green light
Industrial-scale solar energy production has officially arrived in Linn County.
Concluding a lengthy and often contentious process, the Linn County Board of Supervisors voted 2-1...
MidAmerican Energy proposes $3.9 billion ‘Wind PRIME’ renewable energy project
MidAmerican Energy has announced plans for a $3.9 billion renewable energy project in Iowa, including wind and solar generation, and the exploration of new...
Alliant Energy announces plans for Iowa’s largest solar and battery facility
Alliant Energy announced this morning that it intends to acquire the first two phases of solar energy production, plus a battery storage component for...
Grow Solar Linn + Johnson Counties reaches final goal
The Grow Solar Linn + Johnson Counties solar group buy has successfully concluded, with 64 property owners in Linn and Johnson counties adding solar...
Grow Solar group signup reaches third milestone
The Grow Solar Linn + Johnson Counties solar group buy has surpassed its third milestone of 300 collective kilowatts (kW), with commitments totaling 307...
Grow Solar group buy program hits first energy milestone
Nine households in Linn and Johnson counties are now signed up with the Grow Solar Linn + Johnson Counties solar buy and education program,...
More opinions voiced about industrial solar projects at Central City forum
Area residents had another chance to voice their opinions on Linn County’s permitting process for large-scale solar installations Wednesday night at a public forum...
Spanish, ASL Grow Solar recordings now available
Grow Solar Linn + Johnson Counties’ “Solar Power Hours” recordings are now available online with both English and Spanish captions, as well as American...