Filings for Marshalltown, Iowa Coal Plant Proposal
Special Update: On March 5, 2009, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) announced that it has cancelled its plans to build a proposed new coal plant near Marshalltown, Iowa.
This page offers some of the relevant filings made by different parties in respect to the 660 megawatt (statements about the size of the proposed plant differ in various filings: 660MW is the largest size stated) coal-fired power plant proposed by Alliant Energy for Marshalltown, Iowa.
Public Interest Surveys
- Survey of Iowa Voters About Coal-Fired Power. A new (12/20/07) survey of Iowans shows that a freeze on building new coal-fired power plants is favored by two-thirds of most likely caucus-goers.
Before the Iowa Utilities Board
- Iowa Utilities Board orders
- Filings by Alliant Energy subsidiary Interstate Power & Light
- Volume I (Application)
- Volume II (Testimony and Exhibits) — part 1 of 2
- Volume II (Testimony and Exhibits) — part 2 of 2
- Application for Ratemaking Principles Volume I
- Supplemental Direct Testimony in Ratemaking Principles Docket
- Filings by Plains Justice on Behalf of the Coalition (Community Energy Solutions, Iowa Environmental Council, Iowa Farmers Union, Iowa Renewable Energy Association, and Physicians for Social Responsibility Iowa Chapter):
- Petition to Intervene
- Testimony of Dr. James Hansen on the impact of coal-fired power plants on the Earth’s climate, endangered species, and all life.
- Testimony of Dr. Neil Harl on the potential demand for electric power from producers of ethanol and other biofuels.
- Testimony of Tom Sanzillo disputing Alliant’s modeling of future electricity demand.
- Testimony of Dr. Kristin Welker-Hood on public health effects likely to result from the proposed plant.
- Coalition post-hearing brief (2/11/2008)
- Coalition motion to dismiss (2/15/2008)
- Coalition post-hearing reply brief (2/25/2008)
- Sanzillo Direct Testimony in Ratemaking Principles Docket, July 2008
- Sanzillo Surrebuttal Testimony in Ratemaking Principles Docket, August 2008
- Filings by the Office of the Consumer Advocate
- Testimony of William E Powers on deficiencies in Alliant’s engineering analyses of alternative technologies.
- Testimony of Ezra D. Hausman on global warming as it relates to the proposal.
- Testimony of Mr. Robert Fagan.
- Testimony of Mr. David A. Schlissel.
- Testimony of Mr. Scudder Parker.
- Initial Post-Hearing Brief by Office of Consumer Advocate.
- Post-Hearing Reply Brief by Office of Consumer Advocate.
- Transcripts from January 2008 Generating Certificate Hearing
- Filings by Alliant Energy subsidiary Interstate Power & Light (Nov. 1, 2007)
Before the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
