Power struggle: Iowa muni campaign heats up ahead of public vote

Energy News Network: Voters in Decorah, Iowa, will decide May 1 whether to leave their current electricity provider and create a city-owned utility to take its place.

Campaigns on both sides are in high gear. Yard signs declare “Municipalization = Higher Rates. Vote No” in blue and “Vote Yes! For Public Power” in red. Interstate Power & Light, the incumbent utility, has purchased a billboard along a highway leading into town and large ads in local newspapers.

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