http://iowaindependent.com/20775/new-plan-possible-for-marshalltown-power-plant

New plan possible for Marshalltown power plant
By Jason Hancock 10/9/09 1:40 PM 
The company that tried and failed to construct a coal-fired power plant in Marshalltown is contemplating giving it another try, this time with natural gas.

The Marshalltown Times-Republican's Ken Black reports that Tom Aller,  president of Interstate Power & Light, a subsidiary of Alliant Energy, told the Iowa Utilities Board that a new plan may come in 2010.

From Black's report:

  "What we learned through this process is what we have here," Aller said at that time. "It's annexed. We've got roads. We know what the water quality is. We know what the transmission capacity is. These are all things we know about Marshalltown."

  What may not be as clear is the available fuel source. Coal was the first choice and was scrapped.

  Natural gas appears to be the next choice.

Whether the city has the infrastructure in place to support a a natural gas-fired plant is still unknown, but the city's chamber of commerce president said the city remains in contact with Alliant Energy in regards to their future plans.

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