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Alliant Energy forges ahead with wind project

Alliant Energy forges ahead with wind project

Alliant Energy forges ahead with wind project

By Kevin O’Brien

Representatives from Alliant Energy hosted a three-hour open house last Thursday in the town of McMillan to speak with residents on...

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