No coal ash anyway. Mike Carberry wrote: > > http://iowaindependent.com/20775/new-plan-possible-for-marshalltown-power-plant > > > New plan possible for Marshalltown power plant > <http://iowaindependent.com/20775/new-plan-possible-for-marshalltown-power-plant> > > By Jason Hancock <http://iowaindependent.com/author/jhancock/> 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. > <http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/520000.html?nav=5005> > > 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. > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To > unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: > [log in to unmask] Check out our > Listserv Lists support site for more information: > http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp To view the Sierra Club List > Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.10/2429 - Release Date: 10/11/09 18:34:00 > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp