THE IOWA POWER FUND: MAKING IOWA THE ENERGY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

摘要

On May 23, 2007, Iowa Governor Chet Culver signed the Power Fund Policy Bill in the Food Sciences Building at Iowa State University in Ames.1 Later that afternoon, the Governor signed the Power Fund Appropriations Bill in the Center for Energy and Environment Education at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.2 These bills constitute the Iowa Power Fund, a $100 million state fund designed to expand Iowa's renewable energy industry and to make Iowa "the energy capital of the world."3 The IowaPower Fund directly establishes the Office of Energy Independence as well as the Power Fund Due Diligence Committee and Power Fund Board.4 It further calls for the establishment of an Iowa Energy Independence Plan that shall provide for achieving independence from foreign sources of energy by the year 2025.