Power Generation

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We depend on electricity 24/7, but have you ever wondered how it’s made, or where it comes from?

New ways of thinking and new regulations are reshaping the utility industry.

The EPA wants to be a partner with electric cooperatives, not an adversary.

A study from the U.S. Department of Energy describes how coal plants, wind turbines and solar cells can share the same power lines.

More renewable capacity was added during 2016 than in any previous year.

The rise of renewable energy paired with less expensive and abundant natural gas have cut into coal’s dominance as the top fuel source for electric generation.

Control of the Iowa Energy Center is moving from Iowa State University’s administration to the leadership of the Iowa Energy Office in the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

Electric utilities are talking about (and have started to build) the substation of the future. 

President Trump has taken an important step to promote energy independence by signing an executive order to review this regulation.