Two proposed coal-fired power plants in Iowa could negate the state’s efforts to cut emissions with clean, renewable power.
LS Power Group wants to build a 750-megawatt (MW) plant near Waterloo, and Alliant Energy wants a 630 MW coal plant near Marshalltown. A new MidAmerican Energy coal plant just began operation near Council Bluffs on June 1.
Local and regional supporters of clean and efficient energy will fight the plants.
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