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Alliant Energy Submits Plans to Iowa Utilities Commission for the Addition of 1,000 MW of Wind Capacity

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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Invenergy Announces New Agreements with Meta for Renewable Energy to Support Data Center Operations

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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New Power Plan for Ontario Relies on Nuclear and Phases Out Coal

LCG, August 30, 2007--The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) yesterday filed its proposed electricity plan with the Ontario Energy Board (OEB), the energy regulator for the Province of Ontario. Key elements of the plan include: conservation, new renewable generation, natural gas distributed generation, nuclear generation and grid improvements to transmit electricity to the market. Existing coal-fired generation would be phased out by the end of 2014.

The estimated capital cost of the Integrated Power System Plan (IPSP) is C$60 (2007 dollars), with a cost breakdown as follows: conservation, C$10.2; renewables, C$15.4; nuclear, C$26.5; natural gas, C$3.6; and transmission, C$4.0. Approximately three quarters of the transmission cost is associated with renewable resource development.

The proposed plan would roughly double the amount of renewable energy on the grid by 2025. Of perhaps greater interest is the proposal to develop nuclear power to support the growing baseload requirement. OPA plans to add approximately 10,250 MW of nuclear resources, in part through refurbishing existing reactors. Refurbishment could shorten schedules, reduce costs, and better utilize existing infrastructure.

A significant portion of the new supply resources are planned to enable the retirement of over 6,400 MW of coal-fired, generating facilities. The retirements are driven by government commitments to reduce emissions, including greenhouse gases. The environmental benefits estimated by OPA include: sulfur dioxide emissions would decrease by 95 percent, nitrogen oxide emissions would decline by over 50 percent, mercury emissions would be eliminated, and carbon dioxide emissions would decline by over 60 percent.

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