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MidAmerican Begins New Renewable Energy Business (Power Engineering)

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. announced it has established a new business called MidAmerican Renewables LLC, which will oversee wind, geothermal, solar and hydro projects.

MidAmerican Renewables will be based in Des Moines, Iowa, and will encompass MidAmerican Wind LLC; MidAmerican Geothermal LLC; MidAmerican Solar LLC; MidAmerican Hydro LLC; and project development and commercial management.

Bill Fehrman, president and CEO of MidAmerican Energy Co., has been named president of MidAmerican Renewables. Fehrman's current role at MidAmerican Energy Co. will remain unchanged.

CalEnergy U.S. will become part of the MidAmerican Renewables organization, and Steve Larsen, president of CalEnergy U.S., also will be president of MidAmerican Geothermal.