Alliant Energy Gets Approval to Add more Wind Energy in Iowa

Customers and communities to benefit from clean, affordable energy

Alliant Energy's Iowa energy company received approval to increase its wind expansion program from the Iowa Utilities Board. By 2020, the company now plans to add 1,000 megawatts of new wind energy in Iowa – enough clean energy to power 430,000 Iowa homes. In Iowa, the company plans to have invested $1.8 billion in cost-competitive renewable energy by the end of 2020. The new wind farms will create hundreds of construction and other jobs while generating tens of millions of dollars in additional property taxes to communities and payments to landowners. "Our wind energy initiatives help keep rates competitive, enhance our environmental stewardship and drive economic growth in... ... More: Official Press Release Alliant Energy

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