Clean Energy group calls for more public scrutiny of data center energy costs

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: September 11, 2026

Words: 1,243

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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A clean energy group is calling on the Iowa Utilities Commission and policymakers to ensure utility companies don’t use data center energy demands to build new facilities and pass the costs on to ratepayers.

Iowa Business for Clean Energy, in a news release Thursday, said Alliant Energy Corporation is using “loopholes” and “secret” rate agreements with data centers to build natural gas “peaker” plants without proving they are in the best interest …

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