Iowa
Green Power Express: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Transmission OPPOSITION: Citizens Energy Task Force PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: Green Power Express is a $12 billion, 3,000-mile high-voltage transmission line across seven Midwestern states proposed by International Transmission Company (ITC). The project’s purpose is … Continue reading
Big River Resources Grinnell Ethanol Plant, Iowa
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Ethanol OPPOSITION: Local residents PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: US BioEnergy Corporation and Big River Resources, LLC began construction on a jointly owned ethanol facility near Grinnell, Iowa, but the project was derailed by NIMBY lawsuits … Continue reading
LS Power, Elk Run Energy Station, IA
STATUS: Canceled TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Iowa Sierra Club, Plains Justice, local citizens PROSPECTS: Unlikely BACKGROUND: In 2006, LS Power proposed to build the Elk Run Energy Station, a $1.3 billion, 750-megawatt pulverized-coal power plant located five miles outside of downtown … Continue reading
Alliant, Marshalltown Power Plant
STATUS: Canceled TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: The Iowa Consumer Advocate, Iowa Environmental Council, Iowa Farmer’s Union, Iowa Renewable Energy Association, Green State Solutions PROSPECTS: Unlikely BACKGROUND: In 2007, Alliant Energy announced plans for a new $1 billion coal-fired power plant in … Continue reading