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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Midwest utility-holding company Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) (Madison, Wisconsin) is taking great strides to make its footprint greener. The company is progressing with wind energy projects in Iowa and Wisconsin, where it also is nearing completion on a combined-cycle plant.
In the company's recent third-quarter earnings conference call, Alliant Chief Executive Officer John Larsen gave an update on the company's investment plan and ongoing projects. Larsen says the company's five-year investment totals $6.8 billion. He said, "Our investment plan reflects our continued journey to accelerate renewable energy, a path we've been on for more than a decade. Over the last year, we've been developing a clean energy blueprint."
Among the company's aims is the establishment of 1,000 megawatts (MW) of wind energy in Iowa by next year. Larsen said, "In Iowa, we continue to see great progress on the significant wind investments we're making for our Iowa customers. Earlier this year, we placed 470 MW of wind into service, and we're making great progress with the remaining 530 MW of new wind. This will complete our planned 1,000 MW of new wind for our Iowa customers by the end of 2020." Among Alliant's Iowa wind projects completed earlier this year was the 300-MW Upland Prairie Windfarm near Spencer and the 170-MW English Farms Windfarm near Grinnell. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the Upland Prairie and English Farms windfarms.
Alliant's under-construction windfarms aimed toward installing the 1,000 MW of wind energy in Iowa includes the Phase II expansion of its Whispering Willow North Windfarm near Bradford. The project will add 200 MW of wind generation in the form of 80 General Electric (NYSE:GE) 2.5-MW wind turbines. Construction began earlier this year, with IEA White Construction (Indianapolis, Indiana) providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Also under construction in Iowa is the 210-MW Richland Windfarm near Early, in the west of the state. The project is being built on 30,000 acres and will include 84 2.5-MW wind turbines. Construction began this summer and is expected to be completed in fourth-quarter 2020. IEA White is providing EPC. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Larsen also gave updates on the company's Wisconsin projects, which include a windfarm and combined-cycle plant. He said, "For our Wisconsin customers, we're making progress constructing the 150-MW Kossuth Windfarm. We expect to place this project in service by the end of 2020, and we're nearing completion of our West Riverside Energy Center, a 730-MW, highly efficient natural gas facility that will be an important complement to our renewable generation resources. We expect to continue our long track record of delivering projects on time and on budget."
Construction on the Kossuth Windfarm is just beginning and is expected to take about a year to complete. The facility will include 61 General Electric wind turbines. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Construction on the natural gas-fired, combined-cycle West Riverside Energy Center near Beloit, Wisconsin, began in 2017, with AECOM (NYSE:ACM) (Los Angeles, California) providing EPC. The $725 million project is expected to be completed by the end of this year. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
As Alliant moves into the wind and natural gas space, it is underway with the demolition and dismantlement of a coal-fired power plant in Iowa. In August, Alliant imploded the 311-MW Sutherland Generating Station in Marshalltown, Iowa. The coal-fired plant was built in the 1950s and retired in 2017 after the opening of a natural gas-fired power plant. Bierlein Companies Incorporated (Midland, Michigan) is providing general contracting work on the project, which is expected to be completed by yearend. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
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In the company's recent third-quarter earnings conference call, Alliant Chief Executive Officer John Larsen gave an update on the company's investment plan and ongoing projects. Larsen says the company's five-year investment totals $6.8 billion. He said, "Our investment plan reflects our continued journey to accelerate renewable energy, a path we've been on for more than a decade. Over the last year, we've been developing a clean energy blueprint."
Among the company's aims is the establishment of 1,000 megawatts (MW) of wind energy in Iowa by next year. Larsen said, "In Iowa, we continue to see great progress on the significant wind investments we're making for our Iowa customers. Earlier this year, we placed 470 MW of wind into service, and we're making great progress with the remaining 530 MW of new wind. This will complete our planned 1,000 MW of new wind for our Iowa customers by the end of 2020." Among Alliant's Iowa wind projects completed earlier this year was the 300-MW Upland Prairie Windfarm near Spencer and the 170-MW English Farms Windfarm near Grinnell. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the Upland Prairie and English Farms windfarms.
Alliant's under-construction windfarms aimed toward installing the 1,000 MW of wind energy in Iowa includes the Phase II expansion of its Whispering Willow North Windfarm near Bradford. The project will add 200 MW of wind generation in the form of 80 General Electric (NYSE:GE) 2.5-MW wind turbines. Construction began earlier this year, with IEA White Construction (Indianapolis, Indiana) providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Also under construction in Iowa is the 210-MW Richland Windfarm near Early, in the west of the state. The project is being built on 30,000 acres and will include 84 2.5-MW wind turbines. Construction began this summer and is expected to be completed in fourth-quarter 2020. IEA White is providing EPC. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Larsen also gave updates on the company's Wisconsin projects, which include a windfarm and combined-cycle plant. He said, "For our Wisconsin customers, we're making progress constructing the 150-MW Kossuth Windfarm. We expect to place this project in service by the end of 2020, and we're nearing completion of our West Riverside Energy Center, a 730-MW, highly efficient natural gas facility that will be an important complement to our renewable generation resources. We expect to continue our long track record of delivering projects on time and on budget."
Construction on the Kossuth Windfarm is just beginning and is expected to take about a year to complete. The facility will include 61 General Electric wind turbines. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Construction on the natural gas-fired, combined-cycle West Riverside Energy Center near Beloit, Wisconsin, began in 2017, with AECOM (NYSE:ACM) (Los Angeles, California) providing EPC. The $725 million project is expected to be completed by the end of this year. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
As Alliant moves into the wind and natural gas space, it is underway with the demolition and dismantlement of a coal-fired power plant in Iowa. In August, Alliant imploded the 311-MW Sutherland Generating Station in Marshalltown, Iowa. The coal-fired plant was built in the 1950s and retired in 2017 after the opening of a natural gas-fired power plant. Bierlein Companies Incorporated (Midland, Michigan) is providing general contracting work on the project, which is expected to be completed by yearend. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com.
