Iowa approves slimmed-down efficiency plan for state’s largest utility

Energy News Network: Customers of Iowa’s largest electric utility will have fewer resources for reducing energy use under a five-year efficiency plan approved Monday by the Iowa Utilities Board.

The changes to MidAmerican Energy’s efficiency programs follow state legislation last year that limited how much utilities can invest in conservation efforts. That new law tied the hands of stakeholders, according to Kerri Johannsen, a lobbyist for the Iowa Environmental Council.

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