Publications from Iowa

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• Fuel Price News
  The Iowa Office of Energy Independence publishes a series of fact sheets for consumers and links to organizations that keep price statistics on its "Iowa Gas Price Watch." 2 pp.; March, 2009.
• Crop of the Future
  Iowa's Waverly Light and Power, a municipal utility located about 150 miles northeast of Des Moines, has produced an 8.5 minute promotional video on wind energy. Waverly became the first municipal utility west of the Mississippi to install a wind turbine in 1993, and currently operates three wind turbines with a combined rated capacity of 2.4 megawatts (MW). The turbines provide five percent of the energy needs of the city. The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) makes copies of this video available upon request; contact NREL's Kathy O'Dell; January, 2009.
• Iowa 2008 Energy Independence Plan — Charting Our Own Course: Today's Challenges, Tomorrow's Opportunities
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  The Iowa Office of Energy Independence publishes this energy plan for the state; 36 pp.; December, 2008.
• Redirecting Iowa's Energy: The Economic and Consumer Benefits of Clean Energy Policies
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  Environment Iowa publishes this report written by staff at the Environment Iowa Research & Policy Center in Des Moines; 25 pp.; December, 2006.
• Wind Power and Iowa Schools
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  The Iowa Policy Project publishes this report about the economic impact of community wind energy projects compared with investor-owned wind developments; 40 pp.; March, 2006.
• Midwest Residential Market Assessment and DSM Potential Study
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  The Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance in Chicago publishes this report that was sponsored by Xcel Energy in Minneapolis; 84 pp.; March, 2006.
• Can a Family Farm Benefit from Section 9006?
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  The DOE Wind Powering America program publishes this fact sheet about a family farm in Iowa installing a wind power system; DOE/GO-1020052124; 2 pp.; May, 2005.
• North Star Steel Company: Iowa Mini-Mill Conducts Plant-Wide Energy Assessment Using a Total Assessment
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  EERE's Industrial Technologies Program publishes this case study of how a steel mill in Milton, Iowa identified $2.6 million in potential annual energy savings; 4 pp.; August, 2004.
• Small Wind Electric Systems: An Iowa Consumer's Guide
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  DOE's Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program publishes this guide for consumers with state-specific information and contacts; DOE/GO-102002-1634; 27 pp.; December, 2003.
• Benefits of E85
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  The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition publishes this brochure online about the benefits of E85 for Iowa drivers and farmers; 8 pp.; August, 2003.
• Case Studies on the Effectiveness of Financial Incentives for Renewable Energy
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  DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) publishes this report written by S. Gouchoue, V. Everette, and R. Haynes of North Carolina State University; NREL/SR-620-32819; 128 pp.; September, 2002.
• Energy Efficiency Potential for the State of Iowa
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  The DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory publishes this report; ORNL-CON 481; 77 pp.; June, 2001.
• The Potential for Energy Efficiency in the State of Iowa
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  Oak Ridge National Laboratory Energy Division publishes this report that was sponsored by the Iowa Energy Center; ORNL/CON-481; 77 pp.; June, 2001.
• Reducing Nitrogen Fertilizer Use
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  This case study was published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; 2 pp.; January, 2000.