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In the 1970s IES constructed the Duane Arnold Energy Center, a 615 MW nuclear plant in Palo, Iowa. In 2006, Alliant closed a deal with FPL Energy to sell their stake in the plant. [5] Alliant Energy also provides several non-regulated services, including ground transportation and energy engineering (such as wind and geothermal energy).
On June 23, 2022, Alliant announced that Edgewater's decommissioning date would be delayed until June 2025, due to the ongoing supply chain issues and to hedge against an energy shortage in upcoming years, with Edgewater mainly being in service during peak periods. [8] The utility also plans a 99 MW battery by 2024. [9]
To become coal-free by 2032, WEC also will shut down Columbia Energy Center near Portage, jointly owned by WPS, Alliant and Madison Gas and Electric Co., in 2026, and a coal-burning unit at the ...
Iowa has been among the top-five energy-consuming states, due in large part to its productive agriculture industry. State regulators implemented the nation's first renewable portfolio standard (RPS) applied to investor-owned utilities in 1983. The modest goal of 105 MW was soon met, and was exceeded nearly 100 times over by the end of 2019.
Alliant has set a goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 through a combination of renewable energy investments and the shutdown of its coal-fired generating plants. It has set an ...
Alliant Energy will be among the first utilities in the nation to use a provision of the federal Inflation Reduction Act to switch to full ownership of its solar farms while reducing its financing ...
Plant Bowen, the third-largest coal-fired power station in the United States. This is a list of the 215 operational coal-fired power stations in the United States.. Coal generated 16% of electricity in the United States in 2023, [1] an amount less than that from renewable energy or nuclear power, [2] [3] and about half of that generated by natural gas plants.
Alliant's investments in renewable energy to replace retiring coal plants and meet green energy goals are a key driver ... Customers' bills for natural gas service will increase about $4 a month ...