A delay in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s (MISO) evaluation of the interconnection of Muscatine Power and Water (MPW) Solar Project 1 to the MISO bulk system has resulted in
Motorists are advised there will be interruptions to traffic flow at the roundabout at Mulberry and East Second Street Thursday morning as the sculpture Zenith is being installed in the
With a focus on infrastructure projects and equipment replacements, Muscatine Power & Water’s (MPW) Board of Water, Electric and Communications Trustees met earlier this month.
MUSCATINE, Iowa--Muscatine Power and Water (MPW) moved another step closer toward the inclusion of solar as part of the Utility's proposed power portfolio transition. At Tuesday's meeting of the Board of Water, Electric and Communication Trustees, the Trustees authorized Gage Huston, g ...
Muscatine Power and Water looks at natural gas; environmental groups push back
Muscatine Power and Water wants to reduce their CO2 emissions by 65% by 2030. To do so, they're replacing their coal-fired power plants - but how is the debate. Author: Shelby Kluver (WQAD) Updated: 11:30 PM CDT July 19, 2021
MUSCATINE, Iowa — Muscatine Power and Water (MPW) wants to move from their coal-fired power plant to a natural gas-powered unit. While the move is environmentally cleaner than coal, local environmental groups are asking the municipal organization to do more.
The nonprofit MPW provides water, electricity and communications to about 26,000 people. Since the 1970s, they've generated their electric power through three coal-fired units. But now, the organization is embarking on a several-year initiative they call "Powering the Future." That would include: