Alliant Energy agrees to end coal use at five Iowa power plants

摘要

In a move that greens say brings to 200 the number of U.S. coal plants since 2010 that have been or are scheduled to retire, the Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday announced that it has reached a Clean Air Act settlement with Alliant Energy to phase out coal use at five power plants operated in Iowa by Alliant subsid­iary Interstate Power and Light.