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Iowa Energy Plan envisions new energy technologies as central to state’s economy

Midwest Energy News: An Iowa energy plan made public today envisions an economy driven by energy research and production, along with the adoption of new technologies in transportation and building operation.

To capitalize on the rapid changes in the energy arena, the report stresses the need to provide an appropriately-trained workforce as well as financing – especially for people who have not been able to access new energy options, energy-efficiency improvements in particular.

The report is a joint project of the state’s economic development authority and its transportation department. Spearheading the project was Lt. Gov Kim Reynolds, who will take over as Iowa’s governor in January if Congress confirms Gov. Terry Branstad as the incoming ambassador to China.

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