Buffalo, New York 10/3/2009 5:50:00 AM
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Alliant Energy Receives Approval to Begin First Phase of Bent Tree Wind Farm

Alliant Energy Corporation's (NYSE: LNT) subsidiary Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL)has received approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) to begin the first phase of the Bent Tree Wind Farm. The Bent Tree Wind Farm will be located in Freeborn County, Minnesota. This approval was all that was needed by WPL to start work on the project.

 

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About 200 megawatts of emissions free wind energy is expected to be developed from the site. The approval came only three months following the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin approving the plan. The cost for the project will be about $425-$475 million with commercial operation starting in 2011.

 

About Alliant Energy

Alliant Energy is an energy-services provider with subsidiaries serving approximately 1 million electric and 400,000 natural gas customers. Providing its customers in the Midwest with regulated electric and natural gas service is the company's primary focus. Wisconsin Power and Light, the company's Wisconsin utility subsidiary, serves approximately 450,000 electric and 175,000 natural gas customers. Alliant Energy, headquartered in Madison, Wis., is a Fortune 1000 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LNT.

 

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