Listen to this week’s radio segment here or read the transcript below. This week’s episode highlights Alliant Energy’s decision to build a natural gas plant in Marshalltown, Iowa.
Influenced by environmental concerns, Alliant Energy has changed their focus from building a coal fire power plant to building a natural gas plant in Marshalltown.
This is the Iowa Environmental Focus.
Alliant Energy has announced plans to build a power plant in Marshalltown fueled by natural gas. Originally, Alliant wanted to build a coal-fired plant, but they changed their plans due to public outcry.
Alliant also plans to invest $430 million in environmental upgrades at their coal plants in Ottumwa and Lansing.
If Alliant’s plans are approved, the power plant in Marshalltown will open in 2017.
Read more from the Des Moines Register here.
