Alliant said it has retained Vandewalle & Associates, a Madison-based urban planning and economic development firm to help with decommissioning and redevelopment plans for the waterfront site. New plans for the site are expected to provide new employment, improved use of the waterfront site, and other community benefits.
SHEBOYGAN, WISC (excerpts from wsjonline.com) – Alliant Energy has announced it is closing its Sheboygan coal-fired power plant, which is the last of its kind operating in Sheboygan. The Edgewater 5 generating station will be completely decommissioned by 2023. While that date is years ahead of the previous schedule for the plant, City officials say it will save taxpayers hundreds of millions in taxpayer costs.
The announcement drew immediate praise from environmental advocates who cite cleaner air — reducing the release of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide: pollutants associated with respiratory illness. The plant had already been partially idled since spring due to rising costs and the COVID-19 crisis.
David de Leon, president of Alliant’s Wisconsin utility said in a statement, “As we transition from coal toward a cleaner energy mix, we are caring for our employees, creating new jobs and bringing new economic development opportunities to the communities we serve.”
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