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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 (NEDA) LLC, representing another step in NextEra Energy’s proposal to restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear energy plant near Palo. In its order, issued…

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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Iowa Utilities Board issues generating certificates for Coggon, Duane Arnold solar projects

The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has issued certificates of public convenience, use and necessity for…

Linn supervisors approve second consideration of Duane Arnold Solar rezoning request

UPDATE: Rezoning requests for a pair of industrial-scale solar projects near the former Duane Arnold…

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UPDATE: Linn County reschedules public meetings on Duane Arnold Solar rezoning proposals

A public hearing and first considering of a rezoning proposal for a pair of Duane…

NextEra Energy reports increased net income, earnings

NextEra Energy, the Florida-based co-owner of the now-shuttered Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo and…

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Linn County sets public meetings to review Duane Arnold Solar projects

Linn County officials have scheduled public meetings of the Planning & Zoning Commission and the…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

IUB holds public informational meeting,  hearing on Duane Arnold solar proposals

Dozens of speakers largely supported a pair of industrial-scale solar energy projects near the former…

Linn County group standing up to industrial solar proposals

Sara Ritchie Alden of Center Point maintains her group, Iowa for Responsible Solar, isn’t opposed…

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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…

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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 after the plant was shut down for refueling.