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Duane Arnold new construction and proposed site plan

Linn County approves second reading of Duane Arnold rezoning, along with host community agreement

The Linn County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday, Jan. 7 to approve the second reading of a rezoning request for the 393-acre Duane Arnold Energy Center site. The board also approved a Host Community Agreement (HCA) between the county and…

Benefits, concerns raised at public information meeting on proposed Duane Arnold restart

From water usage and environmental concerns to economic impact and job creation, local residents shared…

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As Google considers Linn County data center, county leaders seek water resource study

As Google reportedly considers building its second data center complex in Linn County, county supervisors…

Construction continues at Google’s data center project, near the intersection of 76th Avenue and Edgewood Road SW, Cedar Rapids.

Sierra Club: Restarting Duane Arnold would be ‘a mistake’

Restarting the Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear power plant near Palo would be “a mistake”…

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Linn County nuclear zoning ordinance gets final OK from supervisors

Linn County’s nuclear energy zoning code ordinance will soon be law, making it one of…

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Federal agency grants waiver to propel potential Duane Arnold restart

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a waiver request from NextEra Duane Arnold…

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Linn supervisors approve first reading of nuclear energy zoning amendment

Linn County supervisors voted unanimously Monday to approve the first reading of a new county…

Kirsten Running-Marquardt nuclear zoning amendment

NextEra taking more steps to restart Duane Arnold nuclear plant

NextEra Energy is taking more steps in its proposal to restart the Duane Arnold Energy…

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Linn County board recommends approval of nuclear energy zoning code

A new Linn County ordinance amendment creating an exclusive use zoning district for nuclear power…

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With potential Duane Arnold restart, Linn County begins discussion of nuclear zoning code

The potential reopening of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo is still several years…

Linn County nuclear zoning Derek Cooney

Linn County zoning board to discuss nuclear energy regulations May 19

The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public meeting on Monday, May…

The Linn County Jean Oxley Public Service Center in Cedar Rapids

Alliant Energy’s 200 MW Pleasant Creek Solar facility up and running

The solar facility once known as Duane Arnold Solar is up and running – and…

Alliant Energy's Pleasant Creek Solar project spans approximately 1,100 acres in Linn County and is estimated to generate up to 40,000 homes annually.

CBJ editorial: Righting a massive economic wrong

It has been reported that NextEra Energy Resources is actively pursuing recommissioning the Duane Arnold…

Workers perform maintenance at the Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear after the plant was shut down for refueling.

NextEra president addresses Duane Arnold nuclear plant’s potential restart

NextEra Energy chairman, president and chief executive officer John Ketchum said this week the company…

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Editorial: Study reveals Duane Arnold Energy Center could be restarted

There’s a glimmer of hope to correct the region’s biggest economic blunder in a generation:…

Workers perform maintenance at the Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear after the plant was shut down for refueling.

Illinois’ important pro-growth legislation

We have been critical of many of Illinois’ legislative policies which negatively impact business and…