MidAmerican Energy Company is an energy company based in Des Moines, Iowa. The service area covers nearly two-thirds of Iowa, as well as parts of Illinois, South Dakota, and Nebraska. Its territory is fully covered by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator area. Major cities in the MidAmerican Energy service area are Des Moines, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, Council Bluffs, Waterloo, Iowa City, and Quad Cities.
MidAmerican Energy Company is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy.
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History
MidAmerican Energy was formed in 1995 by the merger of the Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company, the main electricity provider for southeast Iowa, with Midwest Resources, the main electricity provider for central and western Iowa. Midwest Resources in turn, was formed in 1990 by the incorporation of Midwest Energy and Iowa Resources. Midwest Energy is the holding company for the Iowa Public Service company (IPS), the main power provider for northwestern Iowa, while Iowa Resources is the holding company for Iowa Power and Light Company, the main power provider for Central and Southwest Iowa.
By 2017, the company has 760,000 electricity customers and more than 740,000 natural gas customers. Walter Scott, Jr. Walter_Scott.2C_Jr._Energy_Center "> Walter Scott, Jr. Energy Center
MidAmerican Energy is a developer and operator of Walter Scott, Jr. Energy Center, a four-unit coal-fired power plant based in Council Bluffs. It generates over 1,600 megawatts of electricity.
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Renewable energy
In addition to traditional power generation, MidAmerican Energy began investing in green energy generators in 2004. In March 2014, about 2,285 megawatts, or nearly 30 percent, of MidAmerican Energy's total capacity capacity comes from the energy generated by the company's 1,267 wind turbines. In May 2013, MidAmerican Energy announced plans to invest up to $ 1.9 billion to expand its wind generation fleet and add up to 1,050 megawatts of wind power in Iowa by the end of 2015. Siemens Wind Power, a turbine manufacturer, stated that in (December 2013) this is the single largest sequence of ground wind power turbines ever received by any company. Components for turbines are manufactured at two different locations in Iowa and Kansas, and all turbines must be located in Iowa. After the expansion is completed, approximately 3.335 megawatts, or about 39 percent, the total capacity of the MidAmerican Energy generation will come from wind power from 1,715 wind turbines. MidAmerican Energy projects that wind power will supply one-third of its energy generation by 2020. By 2016, MAE operates 2 GW of SWP and 1 GW GE Wind turbines. In June 2016 MAE signed up for 2 GW in Iowa (Wind XI) supplied by Vestas in Colorado, estimated at $ 2.2 billion. On July 26, 2016, MAE agreed to supply power to Facebook, Microsoft and Google's Iowa data center from Wind XI.
Employing veterans
MidAmerican Energy won the "Military Friendly Entrepreneur Award" in 2017 for its efforts to hire veterans. On its website, the company provides and an "Opportunity for Veterans" section that shows open civilian positions in well-translated companies of military careers. Examples of jobs include engineers, project burnout managers, and factory operators.
See also
- Intrepid Wind Farm
- Rolling Hills Wind Field
References
External links
- MidAmericanEnergy.com
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