Duane Arnold Energy Center

Duane Arnold Energy Center

Linn County approves first reading of rezoning for Duane Arnold nuclear plant

Before a packed house of local residents, business and industry leaders, the Linn County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday morning, Jan. 5 to approve the first reading of a rezoning ordinance for the Duane Arnold Energy Center property. If…

Lawsuit against Duane Arnold Solar projects dismissed

A Linn County District Court judge has rejected a civil lawsuit filed by a group…

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Editorial: Duane Arnold saga continues

Nothing is simple or easy when it comes to utilities’ energy decisions. Utility executives have…

Editorial: Missing nuclear power in Iowa 

It is noteworthy to point out that Germany and California are now desperately trying to…

Linn County commission recommends Duane Arnold Solar rezoning

The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of a renewable energy overlay…

Transamerica eliminates 40 more jobs in Iowa

Transamerica Life Insurance is laying off 40 employees in Iowa, according to a Worker Adjustment…

Transamerica

Linn County official asks NextEra to consider raising Duane Arnold Solar panel heights

Most of Thursday’s Technical Review Committee meeting to review NextEra Energy Resource’s rezoning applications for…

Members of the Linn County Technical Review Committee discuss details of the Duane Arnold Solar projects with NextEra Energy representatives during a committee meeting Thursday, May 19, 2022 at the Jean Oxley Administrative Office Building in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

First public meeting set May 19 to review Duane Arnold Solar proposals

The first public meeting to review the Duane Arnold Solar utility-scale solar application has been…

Solar panels

Duane Arnold Energy Center saves $100M from record-setting fuel transfer

The Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) safety team transferred spent fuel to Independent Spent Fuel…

Duane Arnold Energy Center fuel transfer

Training solar energy’s future workforce

It’s no secret that renewable energy generation has experienced exponential growth despite rising costs for…

Iowa Utilities Board sets partial review schedule for Duane Arnold Solar projects

The Iowa Utilities Board has formally accepted the applications for a pair of utility-scale solar…

Solar energy

Another 61 workers to be cut in May at Duane Arnold Energy Center

NextEra Energy Resources will be cutting another 61 workers in May at the Duane Arnold…

NextEra files applications with Linn County for Duane Arnold Solar projects

NextEra Energy Resources officials said Thursday afternoon they have filed project permit applications with Linn…

Solar panels

Linn County supervisors decline moratorium on utility-scale solar projects

The Linn County Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 Feb. 7 not to move ahead with…

NextEra Energy recognized on Fortune’s 2021 list of companies that ‘Change the World’

NextEra Energy, Inc., which operated the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo and is now…

Spent fuel from Duane Arnold Energy Center moving to on-site dry storage

Spent fuel from the Duane Arnold Energy Center’s now-shuttered nuclear reactor will be transferred to…

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