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2003 Iowa highway jurisdictional transfer <=SEP=> On July 1, 2003, the Iowa Department of Transportation transferred control of more than 700 miles (1,100 km) of highway to county and local governments in order to save money and to increase operational efficiency.  Most of the highways turned over were short spurs connecting small, rural communities and state parks to the highway system.

2007 NBA Development League Expansion Draft <=SEP=> The 2007 NBA Development League Expansion Draft was the second expansion draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on September 5, 2007, so that the newly founded Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Utah Flash and Iowa Energy could acquire players for the upcoming 2007–08 season.

2010–11 NBA Development League season <=SEP=> The 2010–11 NBA Development League season is the tenth season of the NBA Development League (NBA D-League). The NBA D-League is the official minor league basketball organization owned and run by the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league was formed in 2001 as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL). The league adopted its current name in 2005 to reflect its close affiliation with the NBA.

2011 Iowa Barnstormers season <=SEP=> The 2011 Iowa Barnstormers season was the 11th season for the franchise, and the 7th in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by J. T. Smith, who took over as interim head coach on May 17 after John Gregory resigned. The Barnstormers played their home games at Wells Fargo Arena.

Adam Haluska <=SEP=> Adam Haluska (born November 16, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player.

Alliant Energy <=SEP=> Alliant Energy Corporation is a public utility holding company that incorporated in Madison, Wisconsin in 1981.  It consists of four subsidiaries: Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL) is a public utility that generates and distributes electricity and distributes and transports natural gas in Iowa. Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL) provides similar services as IPL in southern and central Wisconsin.

Ames Laboratory <=SEP=> Ames Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in Ames, Iowa and affiliated with Iowa State University.  The Laboratory conducts research into various areas of national concern, including the synthesis and study of new materials, energy resources, high-speed computer design, and environmental cleanup and restoration.

Ashford University Field <=SEP=> Ashford University Field is a stadium in Clinton, Iowa.  It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Clinton LumberKings minor league baseball team of the Midwest League.  It was built in 1937 and its capacity is 4,000 fans.

Bakken pipeline <=SEP=> The Bakken Pipeline is a 1,134 mile long underground oil pipeline project for highly volatile and flammable crude oil from the Bakken oil fields in Northwest North Dakota, through South Dakota, Iowa and to end in Patoka, Illinois, which Dakota Access, LLC, a subsidiary of the Dallas, Texas corporation Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. is planning.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy <=SEP=> Berkshire Hathaway Energy (previously known as MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company until 2014) is a holding company that is 89.8% owned by Berkshire Hathaway. Berkshire has owned a controlling stake since 1999.Gregory E. Abel serves as president, chairman and CEO. David L. Sokol was CEO until 2008. Until 2014, it was known as MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company from its root as MidAmerican Energy Company; it took on the name of its parent to reflect the diversity of its portfolio.

Bob Donewald, Jr. <=SEP=> Bob Donewald Jr. is an American basketball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Iowa Energy. He was an NBA assistant with the New Orleans Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers from 2001 to 2004, and an ABA (American Basketball Association) head coach from 2004-2005. He is the son of Bob Donewald, Sr., a retired American college basketball head coach.

Bruce Wilson (basketball) <=SEP=> Bruce Wilson (born October 19, 1954) is the Director for the West Region of Special Olympics Iowa. Previously he served as an assistant coach  for Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League.

Central Iowa Power Cooperative <=SEP=> Central Iowa Power Cooperative or CIPCO is Iowa's largest cooperative energy provider that generates and transmits power to its member owners. It includes 12 rural and one municipal electric cooperatives which are all located within the state of Iowa.

Compressed air energy storage <=SEP=> Compressed air energy storage is a way to store energy generated at one time for use at another time using compressed air. At utility scale, energy generated during periods of low energy demand (off-peak) can be released to meet higher demand (peak load) periods. Small scale systems have long been used in such applications as propulsion of mine locomotives.

Conard Environmental Research Area <=SEP=> The Henry S. Conard Environmental Research Area (CERA) is a protected environmental research facility at 41°41′00″N 92°51′52″W outside Kellogg, Iowa. The 365-acre (148 ha) facility is owned and operated by Grinnell College for class use in the study of ecology and student and faculty research. The preserve is named for Henry S. Conard, a bryologist and ecologist who long served as the chair of the college's Department of Botany.

Conservation of energy <=SEP=> In physics, the law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant—it is said to be conserved over time. Energy can be neither created nor be destroyed, but it transforms from one form to another, for instance chemical energy can be converted to kinetic energy in the explosion of a stick of dynamite.A consequence of the law of conservation of energy is that a perpetual motion machine of the first kind cannot exist.

Corn Belt Power Cooperative <=SEP=> Corn Belt Power Cooperative is a generation and transmission electric cooperative in northern Iowa. It currently supplies to 12 of its member cooperatives in 28 counties in northern Iowa. It owns and maintains a coal-fired plant and a gas combustion turbine generator and is one of the owners of the Duane Arnold Energy Center. The Cooperative also has access to renewable energy sources such as wind and hydroelectric power.

Crystal Lake Wind Farm <=SEP=> Crystal Lake Wind Farm is an electricity generating wind farm facility in Winnebago and Hancock County, Iowa, United States. It is owned by a subsidiary of Florida-based Next Era and began operations in 2008. With the completion of phase 3 of the project it has a generating capacity of 416 megawatts. It is located roughly five miles from Britt, Iowa, and is on the edge of Crystal Lake, which the wind farm is named after.

Curtis Stinson <=SEP=> Curtis Stinson (born February 15, 1983) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Iowa State University.

Dave Loebsack <=SEP=> David Wayne "Dave" Loebsack (born December 23, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for Iowa's 2nd congressional district, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes such cities as Davenport, Iowa City, Clinton and Ottumwa. Prior to entering Congress, he was a professor of political science.

Des Moines, Iowa <=SEP=> Des Moines /dɨˈmɔɪn/ is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is named after the Des Moines River, which may have been adapted from the French Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 203,433 as of the 2010 census.

Diante Garrett <=SEP=> Diante Maurice Garrett (born November 3, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Iowa State University.

Doug Thomas <=SEP=> Douglas Kim Thomas II (born September 20, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Mississauga Power of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He has played professionally in Venezuela, Mexico, Sweden, and the Philippines. In 2011, he was invited to the San Antonio Spurs training camp.Thomas was a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes where he won the Big-10 Conference Sixth Man of the Year.

Duane Arnold Energy Center <=SEP=> The Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) is located on a 500-acre (200 ha) site on the west bank of the Cedar River, two miles (3.2 km) north-northeast of Palo, Iowa, USA, or eight miles (13 km) northwest of Cedar Rapids.  It is Iowa's only nuclear power plant.DAEC entered operation in June 1974.

Earthpark <=SEP=> Earthpark is a proposed best-in-class educational facility with indoor rain forest and aquarium elements, and a mission of "inspiring generations to learn from the natural world."  It was previously called the Environmental Project.Earthpark was to be located around Lake Red Rock, near the town of Pella, Iowa.  In December 2007, federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for the Pella location was rescinded.

Efficient energy use <=SEP=> Efficient energy use, sometimes simply called energy efficiency, is the goal to reduce the amount of energy required to provide products and services. For example, insulating a home allows a building to use less heating and cooling energy to achieve and maintain a comfortable temperature. Installing fluorescent lights , LED lights or natural skylights reduces the amount of energy required to attain the same level of illumination compared with using traditional incandescent light bulbs.

Electrical energy <=SEP=> Electrical energy is the energy newly derived from  electric potential energy. When loosely used to describe energy absorbed or delivered by an electrical circuit (for example, one provided by an electric power utility) "electrical energy" talks about energy which has been converted from electrical potential energy. This energy is supplied by the combination of electric current and electrical potential that is delivered by the circuit.

Energy <=SEP=> In physics, energy is a property of objects which can be transferred to other objects or converted into different forms, but cannot be created or destroyed. The "ability of a system to perform work" is a common description, but it is difficult to give one single comprehensive definition of energy because of its many forms.

Energy (esotericism) <=SEP=> The term energy is used by writers and practitioners of various esoteric forms of spirituality and alternative medicine to refer to a variety of phenomena. There is no scientific evidence for the existence of such energy. Therapies that purport to use, modify, or manipulate unknown energies are thus among the most contentious of all complementary and alternative medicines. Claims related to energy therapies are most often anecdotal, rather than being based on repeatable empirical evidence.

Energy Manufacturing Co. Inc <=SEP=> Energy Manufacturing Co., Inc. is an American manufacturing company based in Monticello, Iowa. Established in 1944, the company produces a variety of hydraulic cylinders, hydraulic pumps, valves, and power systems.

Energy balance (energy economics) <=SEP=> Energy balance in terms of energy economics is concerned with all processes within an organization, that have an reference to energy. It derives from the ecobalance and has the ambition to analyze and verify the emergence, transformation and use of energy resources in an organization in detail. Energy balances serve as a major statistical data base for energy policy and energy management decisions.

Energy conservation <=SEP=> Energy conservation refers to reducing energy consumption through using less of an energy service. Energy conservation differs from efficient energy use, which refers to using less energy for a constant service. For example, driving less is an example of energy conservation. Driving the same amount with a higher mileage vehicle is an example of energy efficiency.

Energy development <=SEP=> Energy development is a field of endeavor focused on making available sufficient primary energy sources and secondary energy forms to meet the needs of society. These endeavors encompass those which provide for the production of conventional, alternative and renewable sources of energy, and for the recovery and reuse of energy that would otherwise be wasted.

Energy homeostasis <=SEP=> In biology, energy homeostasis, or energy balance, is an aspect of bioenergetics concerning the energy flow through living systems, by the process of metabolism. Energy homeostasis involves the human body using chemical and neural signals to adjust the amount of energy flows; and to regulate caloric intake by signaling the brain to regulate the sensation of hunger. Fifty percent of the energy from glucose metabolism is immediately converted to heat.

Energy management <=SEP=> Energy management includes planning and operation of energy production and energy consumption units. Objectives are resource conservation, climate protection and cost savings, while the users have permanent access to the energy they need. It is connected closely to environmental management, production management, logistics and other established business functions.

Energy policy of China <=SEP=> The energy policy of China is a policy decided on by the Central Government with regard to energy and energy resources. Ensuring adequate energy supply to sustain economic growth has been a core concern of the Chinese government since 1949. The country is currently the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases according to a Dutch research agency. However, China's per capita emissions are still far behind some of the developed countries.

Energy policy of the United States <=SEP=> The energy policy of the United States is determined by federal, state and local entities in the United States, which address issues of energy production, distribution, and consumption, such as building codes and gas mileage standards.

Energy storage <=SEP=> Energy storage is accomplished by devices or physical media that store energy to perform useful processes at a later time. A device that stores energy is sometimes called an accumulator.Many forms of energy produce useful work, heating or cooling to meet societal needs. These energy forms include chemical energy, gravitational potential energy, electrical potential, electricity, temperature differences, latent heat, and kinetic energy.

Harley A. Wilhelm <=SEP=> Harley A. Wilhelm (August 5, 1900 – October 7, 1995) was an American chemist who helped to establish the United States Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory at Iowa State University. His uranium extraction process helped make it possible for the Manhattan Project to build the first atomic bombs.

Highland Wind Energy Center <=SEP=> The Highland Wind Project is a large wind power project in O'Brien County, Iowa. The 500 MW project is scheduled to be placed online in 2015.

Intrepid Wind Farm <=SEP=> The Intrepid Wind Farm consists of 107 wind turbines, located in Sac and Buena Vista counties in north-west Iowa, has a generating capacity of 160.5 megawatts of electricity.

Iowa-class battleship <=SEP=> The Iowa-class battleships were a class of fast battleships ordered by the United States Navy in 1939 and 1940 to escort the Fast Carrier Task Forces that would operate in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Four were completed; two more were laid down but canceled at war's end and scrapped.

Iowa <=SEP=> Iowa (/ˈaɪ.əwə/) is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States, a region sometimes called the "American Heartland". Iowa is bordered by the Mississippi River on the east and the Missouri River and the Big Sioux River on the west; it is the only U.S. state whose eastern and western borders are formed entirely by rivers.

Iowa (album) <=SEP=> Iowa is the second major label studio album by American heavy metal band, Slipknot. Released by Roadrunner Records on August 28, 2001, it was produced by Ross Robinson and Slipknot. The title derives from the band's home state, Iowa, which members have stated is one of their greatest sources of inspiration. With much anticipation for the band's second album following on the success of their 1999 self-titled debut, pressures on the band were high.

Iowa City, Iowa <=SEP=> Iowa City is a "city" (as defined by people from rural Illinois) in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the only City of Literature in the U.S., as awarded by UNESCO in 2008. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of about 67,862. The Census Bureau estimated the 2014 population at 73,415, making it the fifth-largest city in the state. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa.

Iowa County, Iowa <=SEP=> Iowa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,355. The county seat is Marengo.Iowa County is one of seven counties in the United States to share the same name as the state they are located in. The other six counties are Arkansas County, Hawaii County, Idaho County, New York County, Oklahoma County, and Utah County.

Iowa Energy <=SEP=> The Iowa Energy are an American professional basketball team based in Des Moines, Iowa. It is an affiliate of the Memphis Grizzlies. They play in the Eastern Conference in the NBA Development League (NBA D-League), a minor league basketball organization owned and run by the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Energy play their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena. They broke the D-league attendance record on their first ever home game with 8,842 fans.

Iowa Hawkeyes football <=SEP=> The Iowa Hawkeyes football team is the college football team representing the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The team is currently coached by Kirk Ferentz, who has begun his 17th season as the head coach and is also tied for the second longest current tenured coach in the NCAA Division I FBS (he is tied with Bob Stoops at the University of Oklahoma).  The Hawkeyes compete in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference.

Iowa Highway 105 <=SEP=> Iowa Highway 105 (Iowa 105) was an east–west route which ran 34 miles (55 km) from Lake Mills to St. Ansgar in northern Iowa.  Since January 1, 1993, Iowa 105 has been known as County Road 105 (CR 105).  County Road 105 was the first county road in Iowa to not follow the standard alphanumeric route numbering system.

Iowa Stars <=SEP=> The Iowa Stars, later known as the Iowa Chops, were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The club was based in Des Moines, Iowa at the Wells Fargo Arena.

Iowa State Fairgrounds <=SEP=> The Iowa State Fairgrounds is located on the east side of Des Moines, Iowa, United States.  It annually hosts the Iowa State Fair in late summer.  The state fair was begun in Iowa in 1854 and the current fairgrounds were established in 1886.  The fairgrounds were listed as an historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 as the Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds.

Iowa State University <=SEP=> Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU, is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States.  The university is a flagship university of the state of Iowa and a group member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and the Universities Research Association.

Iowa flood of 2008 <=SEP=> The Iowa flood of 2008 was a hydrological event involving most of the rivers in eastern Iowa beginning around June 8, 2008 and ending about July 1. Flooding continued on the Upper Mississippi River in the southeastern portion of the state for several more days.

Iowa locations by per capita income <=SEP=> Iowa is the thirty-first richest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $19,674 (2000).

Iowa people <=SEP=> The Iowa (also spelled Ioway), also known as the Báxoǰe, are a Native American Siouan people.

James Hansen <=SEP=> James Edward Hansen (born March 29, 1941) is an American adjunct professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University. Hansen is best known for his research in the field of climatology, his testimony on climate change to congressional committees in 1988 that helped raise broad awareness of global warming, and his advocacy of action to avoid dangerous climate change.

Jason Bohannon <=SEP=> Jason Bohannon (born 30 December 1987) is a basketball player formerly with USC Heidelberg in Germany. He is a Shooting Guard that is 6-2 198 pounds.

Jeff Horner <=SEP=> Jeff Horner (born August 1, 1983) is an American basketball player best known as a point guard for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes basketball team.  Horner currently holds the University of Iowa career three point record at 232 shots made.  Horner was born in Mason City, Iowa.  His father Bob Horner was Mason City High School varsity basketball coach. Horner made a verbal commitment to the University of Iowa while in the ninth grade.

List of Governors of Iowa <=SEP=> The Governor of Iowa is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Iowa. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Iowa's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Iowa State Legislature, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment. The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.There have been 41 governors of Iowa.

List of Iowa state highways <=SEP=> State highways in the U.S. state of Iowa are owned and maintained by the Iowa Department of Transportation.

List of Iowa townships <=SEP=> This alphabetic list of townships in Iowa is based on the U.S. Census for 2000.  Iowa has 1,599 townships.See: List of townships in Iowa by county, List of counties in Iowa, List of cities in Iowa.Index:

List of cities in Iowa <=SEP=> As of 2010, there are 947 incorporated cities in the U.S. state of Iowa. According to the 2010 United States Census, Iowa has 3,046,355 inhabitants and 55,857.13 square miles (144,669.3 km2) of land.Iowa is divided into 99 counties and has 947 cities. Every incorporated place in Iowa is called a "city," regardless of population. Incorporated cities can choose one of six forms of municipal government, but most operate as mayor–council.

List of county courthouses in Iowa <=SEP=> This is a list of Iowa county courthouses.  Each county in Iowa has a city that is the county seat where the county government resides, including a county courthouse, except for Lee County, which has two county seats and two county courthouses.

List of newspapers in Iowa <=SEP=> This is a list of newspapers in Iowa.

List of tallest buildings in Iowa <=SEP=> This list of tallest buildings in Iowa ranks skyscrapers and monuments in the US state of Iowa by height.

List of tallest buildings in the Quad Cities <=SEP=> This is a list of the tallest buildings in the Quad Cities (Davenport, Rock Island, Moline, and Bettendorf).

List of townships in Iowa by county <=SEP=> This is a list of townships in Iowa by county based on United States Geological Survey and U.S. Census data.See: List of Iowa townships, List of counties in Iowa, List of cities in Iowa.

List of unincorporated communities in Iowa <=SEP=> This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Iowa, arranged in alphabetical order. This list contains a number of historical communities which no longer exist, and also includes a number of disincorporated cities.

MidAmerican Energy Building <=SEP=> Mid-American Energy Building is a high-rise office building located in the downtown Davenport, Iowa.  The building was designed by Shive-Hattery Engineers & Architects and built by Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company in 1995.  It is a 9-story office building that stands on top of a six story parking ramp.  The building stands 220 feet (67 m), and is the second tallest building in the city after the Wells Fargo Bank Building.

MidAmerican Energy Company <=SEP=> MidAmerican Energy Company is an energy company based in Des Moines, Iowa.  Its service area includes almost two-thirds of Iowa, as well as portions of Illinois, South Dakota, and Nebraska.  Its territory is wholly encompassed by the territory of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator.

Nick Nurse <=SEP=> Nick Nurse (born July 24, 1967) is an American basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors.Nurse spent 12 seasons coaching in Europe, mostly in the British Basketball League (BBL). He won the BBL Coach of the Year Award in 1999–00 and 2003–04. In 2007, he accepted the head coaching job for the Energy, who were preparing for their first season in the NBA D-League. The Energy won division titles under Nurse in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons.

Nicki Gross <=SEP=> Nicki Gross (born July 24, 1989) is an assistant coach for the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League. The Iowa Energy are the NBA Development League affiliate of the Memphis Grizzlies. At the time of her hire, Gross was the only female assistant coach in the NBA D-League.

Palo, Iowa <=SEP=> Palo is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,026 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.Palo is located near the Duane Arnold Energy Center, the only nuclear power plant in Iowa, and the Pleasant Creek State Recreation Park.

Renewable energy <=SEP=> Renewable energy is generally defined as energy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

Renewable energy commercialization <=SEP=> Renewable energy commercialization involves the deployment of three generations of renewable energy technologies dating back more than 100 years.  First-generation technologies, which are already mature and economically competitive, include biomass, hydroelectricity, geothermal power and heat.

Renewable energy debate <=SEP=> There is a renewable energy debate about the constraints and opportunities associated with the use of renewable energy.Renewable electricity production, from sources such as wind power and solar power, is sometimes criticized for being variable or intermittent.

Renewable energy in the United States <=SEP=> Renewable energy in the United States accounted for 12.9 percent of the domestically produced electricity in 2013, and 11.2 percent of total energy generation. As of 2014, more than 143,000 people work in the solar industry and 43 states deploy net metering, where energy utilities buy back excess power generated by solar arrays.Renewable energy reached a major milestone in the first quarter of 2011, when it contributed 11.7 percent of total U.S.

Rock Island Clean Line <=SEP=> The Rock Island Clean Line is a proposed 500-mile high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line. The stated purpose of the line is to transport electrical power from wind energy dense states in the midwest (Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota) to the energy markets in the Chicago, Illinois, and cities further east.  The planned line would run from the Sanborn, Iowa area to near Morris, Illinois.

Rolling Hills Wind Farm <=SEP=> The Rolling Hills Wind Farm may be one of two wind farms, one in Wyoming, the other in Iowa.The Wyoming Rolling Hills Wind farm is located in Converse county and has 66 turbines with a total nameplate capacity of 99 megawatts. It is owned by PacifiCorp, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings.The Iowa wind farm is near Massena, Iowa.It has a nameplate capacity of 443.9 megawatts of power and was completed in December 2011.

Solar power in Iowa <=SEP=> Solar power in Iowa on rooftops can provide 20% of all electricity used in Iowa. A 2012 estimate suggests that a 5 kW array will pay for itself in utility savings in 18 years, and generate a profit of $12,000 thereafter. On June 7, 2012, Sky Factory in Fairfield became the first company in the state to generate all of their electricity from solar power, with the installation of a 54 kW 3500 sq. ft. solar array.

Story County Wind Farm <=SEP=> The Story County Wind Farm is a 300 megawatt wind energy farm in Iowa, half of which went online in November 2008 and the other half went online in December 2009. It can be seen when driving toward Ames on Highway 30.

United States Department of Energy <=SEP=> The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States Government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material. Its responsibilities include the nation's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy conservation, energy-related research, radioactive waste disposal, and domestic energy production.

United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2014 <=SEP=> The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the four U.S. Representatives from the state of Iowa, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Iowa and United States Senate. Primary elections were held on June 4, 2014.

United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Energy <=SEP=> Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy is one of four subcommittees of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

University of Iowa <=SEP=> The University of Iowa (also known as the UI, or simply Iowa) is a flagship public research university in Iowa City, Iowa.  Founded in 1847, Iowa is the oldest university in the state.

Upper Iowa Peacocks <=SEP=> The Upper Iowa Peacocks (also UIU Peacocks) are the athletic teams that represent Upper Iowa University, located in Fayette, Iowa, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Peacocks compete as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for all 13 varsity sports except for men's soccer, which is an associate member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.

Walnut Wind Farm <=SEP=> The 153 megawatt (MW) capacity Walnut Wind Farm is located in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. The project, owned by MidAmerican, represents the fifth wind farm built for the group for a total of 595 MW and began operations on February 19, 2009.

Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, Iowa) <=SEP=> Wells Fargo Arena is a 16,980-seat multi-purpose arena in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Part of the Iowa Events Center, the arena opened on July 12, 2005, at a cost of $117 million. Named for title sponsor Wells Fargo & Company, the arena replaced the aging Veteran's Memorial Auditorium as the Des Moines area's primary venue for sporting events and concerts.

Wind power in Iowa <=SEP=> Making up more than 25% of the state's generated electricity, Iowa is a leading U.S. state in wind power generation. The development of wind power in Iowa began with a state law, enacted in 1983, requiring investor owned utilities purchase 105 MW of power from wind generation.

World energy consumption <=SEP=> World energy consumption refers to the total energy used by all of human civilization. Typically measured per year, it involves all energy harnessed from every energy source applied towards humanity's endeavors across every single industrial and technological sector, across every country.