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LCG, July 2, 2025--Alliant Energy today announced plans to add up to 1,000 MW of wind energy generating capacity in Iowa to meet demand and ensure reliable, affordable energy for its customers. The plans are included in a filing with the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC), and the company anticipates a decision from the IUC in the first quarter of 2026.
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LCG, June 26, 2025--Invenergy today announced that they and Meta Platforms, Inc. have signed four new clean energy agreements that total an additional 791 MW of procured solar and wind capacity to support Meta's near-term operations, data center growth, and clean energy goals.
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Industry News
Calpine to Develop 500 Megawatt Louisiana Plant
LCG, Jan. 29, 2001Calpine Corp. said Friday it had acquired from Cogentrix Corp. of North Carolina the development rights for a 500 megawatt merchant power plant to be built near Bogalusa, La.Construction of the $300 million Washington Parish Energy Center is expected to being "shortly," Calpine said, and commercial operation is penciled in for mid-2002.Diana Naylor Knox, a senior vice president of Calpine, said "We view Louisiana as a growth market, and this acquisition solidifies Calpine's position in the Louisiana wholesale market as well as the Southeastern Electricity Reliability Council."Calpine said the plant will use two natural gas combustion turbines in combined cycle with a single steam turbine to produce 490 megawatts of base load power and will have the ability to ramp up to 577 megawatts during periods of peak demand.Calpine said it will manage all aspects of project development including engineering and design, construction, fuel supply, operations and power marketing. The facility is expected to contribute more than $40 million in property taxes to Washington Parish over the life of the plant.
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