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GCU-07-1: Interstate Power and Light Company's Proposed Generating Facility near Marshalltown -�On August 25, 2008, the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) issued its written order in this case. Subject to certain conditions, the order grants Interstate Power and Light Company's (IPL) request for an electric generating certificate to construct and operate a 630-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Marshall County. This includes a requirement that IPL burn biomass fuels at the plant, as IPL says the plant is designed to do, and a requirement that IPL add new renewable energy sources (in addition to 200 megawatts of new wind resources already proposed) to its generation mix over the next 20 years. These requirements are intended to mitigate the company's future greenhouse gas emissions and the exposure of IPL and its customers to cost risks associated with those emissions.� On April 30, 2008, the Board held public deliberations before voting 2-1 to grant this conditional approval for the plant. For background information about this proceeding, please visit the GCU-07-1 information page.
2008 Fall Customer Service Meetings have been scheduled for numerous locations around Iowa during the month of September.� Check for the location nearest you and use the convenient online registration form.� We will discuss the Iowa winter home heating energy disconnection moratorium and other topical energy utility customer issues of importance to utility customer service personnel and community action caseworkers.� Attendance is limited to utility personnel, community action agency personnel, and persons from community based help organizations that assist low-income clients with winter heating bills.
2008 Iowa TSI Pipeline Safety Conference - The 2008 conference was held August 19-21, 2008, at the Holiday Inn & Suites Jordan Creek in West Des Moines.� Some conference materials are available for download or viewing.
2008 Iowa Weatherization Challenge - For the fourth consecutive year, the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) is coordinating Iowa’s annual community-based initiative to weatherize homes for Iowans in need before the winter heating season.� The IUB encourages community groups across Iowa to participate in the 2008 Iowa Weatherization Challenge by applying for either the new community grant of up to $5,000 or for a matching grant of up to $500.� Grant applications will be accepted beginning August 1, 2008.� Grant information, including application forms and related materials, is available at the Iowa Weatherization Challenge information page.�
RPU-08-3: Aquila, Inc's Proposed Rate Increase - On June 2, 2008, Aquila filed a petition asking to increase its natural gas service rates by about 7.6 percent to generate an additional $13.56 million annually. A temporary rate increase of about 5.3 percent ($9.38 million), not requiring pre-approval from the Board, went into effect on June 13, 2008. Anyone seeking to submit written comments on this rate increase request may use this comment form or direct them to the Iowa Utilities Board, Executive Secretary, Docket No. RPU-08-3, 350 Maple Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0069. � For more information, please visit the RPU-08-3 information page.
Proposed Power Plant in Waterloo - Elk Run Energy Associates, LLC, an affiliate of LS Power Associates, L.P., has publicly announced its intent to construct, maintain, and operate a new 750-megawatt coal-fired electric generation facility in Black Hawk County. As required by Iowa law, Iowa Utilities Board representatives presided over a public information meeting held on May 11, 2006, at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo. To date, a petition seeking authority to proceed with building the plant has not been filed with the IUB. After such a filing is received, the Board will begin accepting public comments for inclusion in the case file.
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