NextEra Energy
Why Iowa is betting on nuclear energy to meet surging electricity demand
The push to restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center began almost immediately after the facility ceased operations following the August 2020 derecho, as local residents and experts questioned the shutdown decision. That drumbeat has become a full-fledged chorus in the…
Large-scale solar is the new bugaboo
Nuclear power in the 1970s became a bugaboo with the not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) citizenry and especially…
NextEra partners with Marion Heritage Center & Museum on new energy exhibit
The Marion Heritage Center and Museum is officially open to the public again, with a…
Alliant Energy announces plans for Iowa’s largest solar and battery facility
Alliant Energy announced this morning that it intends to acquire the first two phases of…
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…
Big shoes at Kirkwood
An important economic development position at a key Corridor institution is going to Jasmine Almoayyed.…
Solar farm next best thing
The irony of what is happening in Palo with a proposed large-scale solar farm is…
Area residents decry NextEra solar farm proposal near Palo
NextEra Energy’s proposed plan to build a large-scale solar farm at and around the now-shuttered…
Closing DAEC won’t help climate change
CBJ Editorial It has been interesting to note the increasing number of elected officials and…
Editorial: Avoiding an epochal shutdown
By CBJ Editorial Board What is it going to take to prevent the shutdown of…
Duane Arnold’s closure ends Iowa’s nuclear chapter
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] The recent decision by NextEra Energy to close Iowa’s only nuclear…
NextEra hints at early closure for Duane Arnold
A file photo showing temporary workers replacing the copper wiring in Duane Arnold’s main generator…
