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Study says Iowa is at an energy crossroads due to fast-rising power demand
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Home backup battery pays off 4 days after install when a fallen tree cuts power
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Homeowner says power tool batteries doubled as blackout backups for fans, lights, and phones
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As power demand rises, Iowa falls back on coal
22+ hour, 39+ min 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…...
‘Fork in the road’: Iowa scientists call for investment in renewable energy
2+ day, 3+ 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 stateâs electric grid. The…...
Winter storms Fern, Gianna tested the US power grid. 2027 could bring a bigger reliability challenge.
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (274+ words) Bethany Bashioum is the content manager for Factor This: Power Engineering, covering power generation technologies including gas, nuclear, renewables, coal and battery energy storage. She also writes about environmental and emissions topics, onsite power, data centers, and policy and regulation…...
Applied Sciences, Vol. 16, Pages 9181: PCE-Guided Reliability-Aware Intraday Reserve Dispatch with Wind Headroom and Fast-Start Backup
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (368+ words) High shares of renewable generation make intraday dispatch sensitive to forecast error, reserve deliverability, and credible equipment outages. This paper presents a Polynomial Chaos Expansion (PCE)-guided reliability-aware reserve policy that coordinates thermal reserve, withheld wind-power headroom, and fast-start backup....
Iowa scientists push for more renewable energy to meet growing demands
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (646+ words) More than 180 Iowa scientists and sustainability scholars from universities and other organizations across the state have asked Iowans to advocate for the deployment of renewable energy systems to meet growing electricity demand. David Courard-Hauri, a professor of environmental science and…...
Iowa Climate Statement 2026 report details need for sustainable energy sources
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (323+ words) The Iowa Climate Statement has advised the state of Iowa to continue its usage of renewable energy sources and to avoid the use of non-renewable energy sources in the face of a growing need for power in the state. The…...
Iowa researchers & educators call for more renewable energy amid data center electricity demand
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