Tag: iowa
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Alliant Energy tries batteries over grid upgrades to boost solar energy in Iowa
The next frontier for solar energy is solutions that do not affect the performance and efficiency of the electric grid. An innovative battery-storage solution in Decorah, Iowa, jointly supported by Alliant Energy, US Department of Energy (DOE), and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), looks to seamlessly connect customer-owned solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar advocates in Iowa may have reached a net metering compromise with local utility
A proposal in Iowa, which still needs to pass in the legislature, would preserve net metering and let utilities recoup costs faster. After years of tussling over net metering rules, Iowa solar advocates and the state’s largest utility finally found common ground recently on one core point: They all wantRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Iowa government unironically tables a “sunshine tax” on solar system owners, which is as regressive as it sounds
Stuff like this is why California’s fight for a Solar Bill of Rights matters. In Iowa, utilities are moving a “sunshine tax” through the state legislature. The bill, which is in front of the full House Commerce Committee, would impose fees of about $300 a year on solar customers underRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Reminder, Iowa: New net metering cap rules to go in effect this April
Net metering seems to be slowly losing its political favor. We turn to Iowa today where the state’s Utilities Board accepted a proposed rule change from Alliant Energy would place an arbitrary cap on net metering in order to curtail the number of residents able to make the move. WhyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Iowa Utilities Board accepts proposal that will cap growing net metering program
The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) recently accepted a proposed rule change from Alliant Energy, one of Iowa’s two major electric utility providers. This new ruling will drastically change how net metering works in Alliant Energy’s service territory and will reduce the financial viability of new solar installations. The new rulesRead More — Solar Builder magazine