Alliant Energy Ups Capital Spending 16% for 2018, Led by Renewables

SUGAR LAND--February 26, 2018--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) (Madison, Wisconsin) enjoyed solid growth in 2017, as higher rates in Iowa and Wisconsin helped the parent company of utilities Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL) overcome slumping sales from milder-than-expected temperatures. Annual capital expenditures are expected to grow nearly 16% this year from 2017. Industrial Info is tracking more than $3.4 billion in active projects involving Alliant, including more than $1.5 billion that are set to begin or finish construction in 2018.

Within this article: Details on some of the highest-valued and most anticipated projects involving Alliant, including several windfarms in Iowa and two major projects at fossil fuel-fired plants in Wisconsin.

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