FAIRFAX, Iowa (KCRG) – Fairfax may not be out of the running for a new Alliant power generating plant. The company announced last week it would not pursue construction of a plant near the Eastern Iowa Airport.
Alliant Energy initially planned to build a power plant in the area of 76th avenue southwest near Fairfax and just a few miles away from the Eastern Iowa Airport.
The airport objected, and commissioned a report that highlighted safety risks and business impacts if that location was selected…