POWER FUND BOARD MEETING, PUBLIC FORUM SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 13, 2008 IN 
ALGONA

The Iowa Power Fund board of directors will hold three of its monthly 
meetings in locations around the state with the second meeting being held on 
Wednesday, August 13 in Algona.  This meeting, as well as the last summer 
meeting of the Power Fund directors, will be followed by an evening public 
forum on energy issues.

The August 13 meeting of the Power Fund directors will be held at 10:00 a.m. 
at the Water's Edge Nature Center, 2407 Hwy 169, Algona.  The meeting will 
include presentations by seven applicants for funding.  They will include: 
Soy Energy, LLC - Biodiesel Plant at Marcus using PEF Pellet Boiler; 
Carbon-Free Energy, LLC - Vertical Wind Turbine Manufacturer; The 
cornerstone BRAD, LLC managed by Bison Renewable Energy, LLC; Indigo Dawn, 
LLC - Green & Main, Integrating Efficiencies into a Historic Mix; I-Renew - 
Energy and sustainability EXPO; TPI Iowa LLC - TPI Wind Blade Advanced 
Manufacturing Initiative; Prairie Land Enterprises L.C - Switchgrass.

The evening public forum is the second in a series of six annual forums 
hosted by the Office of Energy Independence. The energy forum in Algona will 
also be held at the Water's Edge Nature Center and will begin at 6:30 p.m.

The Power Fund board of directors will hold their September meeting in Mount 
Vernon with a public forum to follow.

Other public forums for 2008 are tentatively scheduled for Decorah in 
October, Sioux City in November, and a location in southeastern Iowa in 
December.

Power Fund Events
What:   Power Fund Board Meeting
Where: Water's Edge Nature Center, 2407 Hwy 169 Algona, IA
When:   Wednesday, August 13, 2008,10:00 a.m.

What:    Office of Energy Independence Energy Public Forum
Where:   Water's Edge Nature Center, 2407 Hwy 169  Algona, IA
When:    Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

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