Climate Changed
Another Nuclear Power Plant to Retire Early -- This Time in Iowa
- Iowa gets about 40 percent of its power from wind and solar
- Decades-old nuclear plants have strugged to stay competitive
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Yet another nuclear power plant is set to close, this time in green and windy Iowa.
NextEra Energy Inc. plans to halt commercial operations at the decades-old Duane Arnold nuclear plant in late 2020 and is shortening a power-purchase agreement with utility Alliant Energy Corp. by five years, according to a statement Friday.