Jun 25, 2025 | Board Meeting Press Releases, Electric
As summer temperatures rise, Muscatine Power and Water (MPW) leadership reminded the Board of Water, Electric and Communications Trustees that extreme heat can significantly strain the power grid due to increased energy demand. Over the past several days, high...
May 28, 2025 | Board Meeting Press Releases, Electric
At the May Board of Water, Electric and Communications Trustees meeting, the Trustees learned of the new Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) electricity capacity auction process, and the impact on the energy market, impacting operations at Muscatine Power...
May 1, 2025 | Board Meeting Press Releases, Electric
Muscatine Power and Water (MPW) recently received three prestigious awards for its safety practices and record. At Tuesday’s Board of Water, Electric and Communications meeting, the Trustees were informed about MPW’s recent honors and updated on the use of technology...
Mar 27, 2025 | Board Meeting Press Releases, Electric, Internet, TV, Water
The Board of Water, Electric and Communications Utility Trustees approved several key agenda items at their meeting on Tuesday, March 25. These approvals included Muscatine Power and Water’s (MPW) internet package restructuring plan and rate adjustments for...
Mar 6, 2025 | Electric, News & Publications, Powering the Future
Marking a significant milestone in its Powering the Future initiative, Muscatine Power and Water (MPW) has received a “Certificate of Public Convenience, Use and Necessity” from the Iowa Utilities Commission for Unit 10, its new 35-megawatt combined heat...
Feb 26, 2025 | Board Meeting Press Releases, Electric, Powering the Future
At the February Board of Water, Electric and Communications Trustees meeting, the Boardapproved Muscatine Power and Water’s (MPW) annual submittal of its reliability plan to theIowa Utilities Commission (IUC), fulfilling a regulatory requirement for municipal electric...
Feb 14, 2025 | Electric, Energy Smarts, News & Publications, Powering the Future
Did you know MPW’s South Fork Wind Farm has produced 400,844 RECs since going live in December of 2016? But what is an REC? “REC” stands for Renewable Energy Certificate and represents one megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity that is generated from a renewable energy...
Jan 29, 2025 | Board Meeting Press Releases, Electric
The Muscatine Power and Water (MPW) Board of Trustees held its monthly meeting on January 28, where Utility leadership presented the 2024 year-end Strategic Plan projects update and financial performance overview. The updates included progress reports on the Powering...
