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Clean Energy group calls for more public scrutiny of data center energy costs -
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Fusion42 · 12 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Iowa clean energy advocates challenge Alliant Energy's use of confidential rate agreements with data centers to justify constructing new natural gas peaker plants, arguing ratepayers might bear costs unfairly due to regulatory loopholes that do not require proof of necessity or cost-effectiveness before construction.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Climate Tech, and 4 sources have reported it between 11 Sep 2026 and 12 Sep 2026.
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You must rethink your growth and pricing strategy if serving large data centers in Iowa because utility rules let Alliant build expensive gas plants without upfront scrutiny of cost fairness, risking delayed rate hikes on your customers.
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4 sources · first reported 11 Sep 2026 · latest 12 Sep 2026
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