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April 22, 2013
Business Energy Efficiency Rebates (Offered by 16 Utilities)

Bright Energy Solutions offers energy efficiency cash incentive programs to [http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/incentive.cfm?Incentive_Code=IA81F&re... residential] and business customers of municipal utilities that are members of Missouri River Energy Services. In Iowa, this includes:

April 22, 2013
Cedar Falls Utilities - Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program

The CFU Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program provides rebates for a variety of energy efficient improvements in commercial facilities. The amount of the rebate varies greatly by technology and all technology must meet specified energy efficiency requirements listed on the program web site. Eligible improvements include air conditioning, heat pumps, boilers, furnaces, lighting, controls and sensors, programmable thermostats, dishwashers, clothes washers, appliance recycling, commercial cooking equipment, water heating, signage, motors and variable speed drives.

April 22, 2013
Cedar Falls Utilities - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program

The Cedar Falls Utilities (CFU) Energy Efficiency Rebate Program provides rebates for energy efficient heating and cooling equipment, thermal envelope improvements and appliance recycling. The amount of the rebate varies greatly by technology and all technology must meet specified energy efficiency requirements listed on the program web site. Heating and cooling rebates range from $200 - $300 per unit with an additional rebate for higher than the minimum required efficiency.

April 22, 2013
Cedar Falls Utilities - Residential New Construction Program

Cedar Falls Utilities offers incentives to residential customers who construct new energy efficient homes. A rate discount of 25% is available to customers who meet the 5 Star Home Program criteria for new home efficiency. CFU Energy Services staff will review building plans for model energy code compliance and will advise customers about eligibility for the 5 Star Home Program as part of the plan review. See the web site listed above for more information about this program.

April 22, 2013
City of Dubuque - Solar Thermal Licensing Requirement

The City of Dubuque requires a Solar Thermal License in order for a person to install a solar thermal project on a home or business. The requirement does not apply to solar photovoltaics. The licensing requirement can be met one of two ways.

April 3, 2013
Dr. Karl Gschneidner is holding a neodymium-iron-boron magnet produced using a new, greener process. The process that Dr. Gschneidner helped develop doesn’t produce the environmentally unfriendly byproducts that result from traditional manufacturing methods. | Photo courtesy of Ames Laboratory.
10 Questions for a Materials Scientist: Mr. Rare Earth -- Dr. Karl A. Gschneidner, Jr.

A jack-of-all-trades, Dr. Gschneidner’s research spans the fields of physical chemistry, materials science, engineering and physics. In this edition of 10 Questions, Dr. Gschneidner shares insights into his research of rare earth materials.

February 12, 2013
President Obama will deliver the State of the Union to Congress & to the American people tonight at 9pm ET. | Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy.
Innovation and Energy at the State Of The Union

A few of the First Lady's guests at the 2013 State of the Union hail from the fields of science, energy and innovation. Read more about these individuals and their remarkable accomplishments.

January 9, 2013
Europium, a rare earth element that has the same relative hardness of lead, is used to create fluorescent lightbulbs. With no proven substitutes, europium is considered critical to the clean energy economy. | Photo courtesy of the Ames Laboratory.
Increasing Access to Materials Critical to the Clean Energy Economy

The new Critical Materials Hub will help accelerate U.S. leadership in energy innovations by eliminating supply uncertainties for modern and emerging clean energy technologies.

July 30, 2012
Under Secretary Sandalow tours Keystone Electrical Manufacturing Company with employees at the plant. | Photo courtesy of Keystone Manufacturing Co.
Iowa's Clean Energy Economy is Working

With the wind industry supporting nearly 20,000 direct jobs -- along with more than 30,000 manufacturing jobs in its supply chain -- extending the production tax credit will help continue to fuel job creation.

July 18, 2012
Luther College and Decorah, Iowa, Partner to Help Create a Clean Energy Future

Energy.gov launches a new video series about community investments in clean energy projects.