The wide ranging energy bill Governor Reynolds submitted to the legislature includes a provision that’s been the subject of legal wrangling for the past five years. The bill would let the state’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As power-hungry data centers proliferate, states are searching for ways to protect utility customers from the steep costs of ...

Electricity transmission lines near the the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo, Iowa on Monday, August 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles ...

Transmission lines are seen near a wind turbine at Alliant Energy's English Farms Wind Farm near Montezuma in rural Poweshiek County in 2022. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers ...

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking Iowa lawmakers to reconsider part of an energy bill that would give Iowa utilities the “right of first refusal” for building regional transmission projects.

A $221 million transmission line project has been approved to power new data centers in Cedar Rapids. The project was challenged due to a court injunction against a state law giving existing companies ...