MidAmerican Energy has completed a nearly 80-mile high-voltage regional transmission line that links southeastern Iowa and northeastern Missouri. This includes a 29-mile section that MidAmerican Energy constructed in three southeast Iowa counties. Called the Multi-Value Project 7, the project provides a new major pathway for wind energy generation in areas along the route. In addition…

MidAmerican Energy Company provided its Iowa customers with 51.4% of their energy from renewable sources last year, the Iowa Utilities Board verified in an order filed last week. The number reflects the amount of renewable generation, as a percent of total retail energy delivered, that MidAmerican Energy provided to its customers in Iowa in 2018. The…

MidAmerican Energy Company this month set a new one-day wind generation record in Iowa for generating electricity that supplied its entire retail customers’ electric usage with renewable energy. On April 10, company-owned and contracted wind farms generated 111,500 megawatt-hours of energy across the state. MidAmerican Energy’s previous one-day wind generation record, set in January, was…

Invenergy, a privately held global developer and operator of sustainable energy solutions, announced the start of commercial operations of a utility-scale battery storage system located in Knoxville, Iowa that Invenergy developed for MidAmerican Energy. The lithium-iron phosphate battery project will enable MidAmerican Energy to store electricity for later use. The storage project aims to enhance…

The Iowa Utilities Board has issued an order approving MidAmerican Energy Company’s proposed “Wind XII” project that will allow the company to build up to 591 MW of new wind electric generation in Iowa. MidAmerican estimated the project construction cost in its filing at $922 million. The order states that MidAmerican has satisfied conditions in Iowa Code…

MidAmerican Energy Company has announced plans to install a utility-scale battery energy storage system, enabling a utility to store electricity for later use. The battery project provides four megawatt-hours of storage capacity and can supply 1 MW of power for up to four hours. One megawatt of electricity is enough to power about 900 average Iowa…

Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order from MidAmerican Energy Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, for 356 MW of V110-2.0 MW turbines for the Wind XI project. The order references Vestas Wind Systems A/S’ company announcement No. 22/2016 of 17 June 2016 and includes previously purchased PTC-qualifying components. The order includes supply…

In a plan filed with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MidAmerican Energy Company proposes a series of measures to help minimize how wind turbines may impact bald eagles and four bat species. The company’s habitat conservation plan reflects insights gleaned from the most extensive research effort of its kind, spanning four years and covering most of…

MidAmerican Energy Company says it will begin construction on the 90.8-MW Ivester wind farm this month, as part of its MidAmerican Energy’s Wind XI project. The Wind XI project, scheduled for completion in December 2019, will include up to 1,000 wind turbines, adding up to 2,000 MW of wind generation capacity in Iowa — or enough energy…

MidAmerican Energy Company will be the first investor-owned electric utility in the country to generate renewable energy equal to 100% of its customers’ usage on an annual basis, upon completing its newest proposed wind energy project. MidAmerican Energy proposed an additional investment of $922 million with the announcement of its Wind XII project, which will…

Although you may prefer warm and mild days, windy ones may do more to cut utility bills — at least in states such as Iowa. High wind in Des Moines were strong enough early last week to fully cover the energy needs for MidAmerican Energy customers. Company officials told Des Moines television station KCCI that…

MidAmerican Energy Company is set to upgrade hundreds of its older wind turbines, bringing additional wind energy and cost savings to Iowa customers. The equipment upgrades will move MidAmerican Energy closer to its vision of providing renewable energy equal to 100% of its customers’ annual energy use. MidAmerican Energy recently received approval from the Iowa…

MidAmerican Energy plans to build new wind farms in Boone, Greene, and Mahaska counties in Iowa. The two new wind farms will be the first Wind XI project sites selected for construction. In April 2016, MidAmerican Energy announced plans to invest $3.6 billion for the Wind XI project. It is the largest economic development investment in…

MidAmerican Energy Company received the final order from the Iowa Utilities Board for Wind XI farm. Wind XI will add up to 2,000 MW of wind generation in Iowa, and is the largest wind project MidAmerican Energy has ever undertaken. The board’s action is a positive step toward the company’s 100% renewable vision. “This is an exciting day…

With the completion of the Highland wind farm in O’Brien County and the Adams wind farm in Adams County, MidAmerican Energy has wrapped up work on two major U.S. projects. The Highland wind farm, which was placed in service on December 3, 2015, is the fifth and final piece of MidAmerican Energy’s Wind VIII project…