Utilities and Infrastructure

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (815+ words) The Prairie Creek coal-powered plant is shown operating on a cold day in December 2022 in Cedar Rapids. Alliant Energy has converted the plant to natural gas, a move applauded by the Iowa Sierra Club. Before Iowa was the nation’s most…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (214+ words) Nearly 200 scientists representing over 30 colleges from around Iowa last week released their 2026 Climate Statement, which focused on the need for expanded renewable energy sources as data centers begin to take up more space on the state’s electric grid. The…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (252+ words) Infiltrator Water Technologies, a leading manufacturer of products for the decentralized wastewater industry, plans to develop a new manufacturing facility dedicated to the production of their EZflow product line in Davenport, according to a news release. EZflow products are a…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (144+ words) SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — UPDATE (12:08 p.m.): MidAmerican's outage map shows that power has been mostly restored in Sioux City. PREVIOUS (11:39 a.m.): Nearly 3,000 MidAmerican customers are currently without power in Sioux City. MidAmerican's outage map shows that there are currently 2,947 customers in the…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (254+ words) The 16th annual Iowa Climate Statement, which addresses the increase in demand for electricity, was released earlier today. The statement has been endorsed by 186 scientists and sustainability scholars from 31 colleges, universities and related institutions statewide. "Iowa is experiencing a massive increase…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (195+ words) Dubuque County supervisors want to invest in aquifer monitoring to learn more about the health of local water. Water usage is a key issue in the county’s ongoing discussions about data center regulation. The supervisors this week said they…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (240+ words) Agenda HTML: https://cityofclintoniowa.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/464178?handle=8A87494A09044102A39827DBE71470B8 Agenda PDF: https://cityofclintoniowa.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/464177?handle=DE7AAC3E7EFD435F85E6FC5BFB76D2AA 1. Pledge 1. Roll Call 2. Meeting Items 3.a Continuing Work Session Discussion for Data Center Ordinance 4. Adjournment Agenda HTML: https://cityofclintoniowa.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/464178?handle=8A87494A09044102A39827DBE71470B8 Agenda PDF: https://cityofclintoniowa.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/464177?handle=DE7AAC3E7EFD435F85E6FC5BFB76D2AA It will be about two weeks until the Clinton City Council will review…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1073+ words) An Iowa business group is pushing back on Alliant Energy's plan to invest in additional power plants, saying everyday customers could get saddled with billions in costs for generating capacity intended mainly to serve data centers in Iowa. Iowa Business…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (231+ words) It will be about two weeks until the Clinton City Council will review the changes members discussed on Tuesday to a draft zoning ordinance to regulate data centers. They will take up the issue at the committee of the whole…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (132+ words) A system of massive pipes underlies Dubuque’s Eagle Point Water Treatment Plant on Hawthorne Street. City of Dubuque Water Plant Operations supervisor Nick Connolly shows how the quicklime is processed before being added to the basin. City of Dubuque Water…...