Denying the request for a delay from the developer of a utility-scale solar project west of Coggon, the Linn County Board of Supervisors voted Friday to go ahead with holding more community meetings of the controversial project.
The Marion Heritage Center and Museum is officially open to the public again, with a new exhibit that includes information and a detailed timeline of clean energy history in Marion and the state of Iowa.
The decision to deny or approve may be made at any of the three consideration meetings. The final consideration and approval cannot occur until all three readings have happened.
Despite assurances from county planning and development staff, the Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended denying a proposed solar farm near Coggon. A final decision will come from the Board of Supervisors.
The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to take up the project Nov. 29 at the county fairgrounds
Alliant Energy and Iowa State University said Thursday they plan to build a solar farm on university land south of Ames.
Alliant Energy plans Tuesday to file a proposal with the Iowa Utilities Board to buy a large-scale solar project near Palo from NextEra Energy Resources and further develop that project into the state’s largest solar and battery storage facility.
American utility companies, including those in Iowa, are facing increasing pressure to slash greenhouse gas emissions in hopes of preventing the worst effects of global climate change.
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The Madison, Wis.-based utility also announced plans to plant 1 million trees in Iowa and Wisconsin in its annual Corporate Responsibility Report.
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Residents asked questions about environmental impact, Palo’s growth and how the county would hold any future large-scale utility project accountable to any rules and regulations.
Though the county meetings are not specific to any solar project in the county, according to the news release, The Gazette previously reported that NextEra Energy of Florida is hoping to transform the former Duane Arnold Energy Center into a solar farm.
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