As Alliant Energy marks the start of work on a new power plant in Beloit, some industry representatives are saying that a decision to let non-union contractors compete for the project produced savings even before shovels hit the ground.

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The project involves the construction of a gas-fired power plant capable of producing 700 megawatts of energy for Alliant Energy customers. Coupled with a nearby solar field, the project will be able to power more than 535,000 homes.

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Even as a Wisconsin electrical utility used a yearly report to lay out plans for producing more energy with natural gas and various renewable sources, it was saying its total generating capacity would be increasing by relatively little.

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A demolition superintendent has died after being injured in an accident during the demolition of an old Alliant Energy power plant in Beloit.

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Alliant Energy Corp. has won preliminary approval from a regulatory panel to build a $700 million natural gas-fired power plant near Beloit.

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Republicans on the Legislature's powerful budget committee approved a bill Wednesday that would relax portions of Wisconsin's sulfur dioxide regulations and rework utilities' obligations to pay into the state's renewable energy program.

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Two of the state’s largest utility companies have come to an agreement that will let them present a united front when they argue before state regulators for the construction of a new power plant in southern Wisconsin.

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Alliant Energy Corp. has announced its plan to close its coal-fired power plant in Cassville by the end of the year.

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Alliant Energy is studying solar-energy technology in a project outside its Madison headquarters.

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Amid tepid annual increases in energy use in Wisconsin, Alliant Energy is asking regulators for permission to sink $750 million into building a new power plant near Beloit.

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