Alliant Energy wants to plant a roughly $730 million, 277-megawatt wind farm in the Columbia County countryside, a project the company says could power about 100,000 homes. Branded the Columbia Wind project, it would scatter more than 40 large, modern turbines across private farmland and has already entered formal state review. Utility officials are pitching customer savings and fresh tax revenue, while some neighbors are raising alarms about health, safety and who actually gets to call the shots.
Company files formal application with PSC
Through a subsidiary called Columbia Project LLC, Alliant has filed for a certificate of public convenience and necessity with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. The application, submitted Dec. 30, 2025, is…..