Coal news and updates

Alliant Energy announced Tuesday it will be closing its last remaining coal plant in Wisconsin by the end of 2024.

 

Located in Columbia County, Alliant Energy will close a roughly 1,100-megawatt coal facility. This decision is the Madison-based energy company’s latest effort to eliminate coal from its power mix by 2040 and reduce its overall emissions by 50% from 2005 to 2030, according to Wisconsin Public Radio.

 

Associate Dean for Extension and Outreach and Professor of Biological Systems Engineering Doug Reinemann said in an email statement to The Badger Herald there are multiple reasons an energy company such as Alliant Energy might close their doors.

 

 

Source : https://badgerherald.com/news