Consumer Advocate calls for proof that Alliant gas plant is cost effective

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: September 22, 2026

Words: 1,221

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Office of Consumer Advocate is asking the Iowa Utilities Commission to require additional information and a hearing for an Iowa gas peaker plant planned for Cerro Gordo County.

Interstate Power and Light Company, an Iowa branch of Alliant Energy, applied for a certificate of public convenience, use and necessity with IUC for its Riverhawk Energy Center project, a 1,200-megawatt natural gas turbine plant. The consumer advocate and clean energy groups have …

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