Columbia Energy Center coal power plant near Pardeeville, Wis. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
JOHN HART STATE JOURNAL
Fran Larsen, of Neenah, kayaks the warm waters of Columbia Lake adjacent to the Columbia Energy Center near Portage on Tuesday. Alliant Energy plans to retire the 45-year-old plant, the state's second-largest coal-fired generator, by 2025.
Retiring the 1,100-megawatt plant early will eliminate an estimated 97 million tons of carbon dioxide as well as smog-causing pollutants such as nitrogen and sulfur dioxide.
Retiring the 1,100-megawatt plant early will eliminate an estimated 97 million tons of carbon dioxide as well as smog-causing pollutants such as nitrogen and sulfur dioxide.
Retiring the 1,100-megawatt plant early will eliminate an estimated 97 million tons of carbon dioxide as well as smog-causing pollutants such as nitrogen and sulfur dioxide.
Retiring the 1,100-megawatt plant early will eliminate an estimated 97 million tons of carbon dioxide as well as smog-causing pollutants such as nitrogen and sulfur dioxide.
Fran Larsen, of Neenah, kayaks the warm waters of Columbia Lake adjacent to the Columbia Energy Center near Portage on Tuesday. Alliant Energy plans to retire the 45-year-old plant, the state's second-largest coal-fired generator, by 2025.
