Second Nature™ for Your Home

We all want cleaner air, lakes and land. But when it comes down to it, you barely have time to recycle those newspapers.

So how does a busy person like you find time to help protect the environment? Through Alliant Energy’s innovative Second Nature™ program, you have a unique opportunity to support the growth of renewable energy.

When you enroll, we’re able to buy more earth-friendly renewable energy produced from wind power and bioenergy. It’s an easy and effective way to do something good every day.

Second Nature means fewer fossil fuels are consumed, more valuable energy resources are available for future generations, and air quality is improved for all to enjoy.

There’s no special equipment to buy and you don’t have to change your lifestyle one bit – and your energy will be just as reliable as the service you have now.

It’s never been easier to do your part

“All the flowers of all
the tomorrows are in
the seeds of today.”
- Indian proverb

You’ll be surprised at how big an impact just one household can make:

• When just one household participates in Second Nature at the 100 percent level, the annual carbon dioxide emission reduction is 7.5 metric tons. That is the environmental equivalent to the annual greenhouse gas emissions from 1.4 passenger cars or planting more than 1.7 acres of pine trees.*
• Participating in Second Nature at the 100 percent level helps the average household get 66 percent of the way toward becoming greenhouse gas neutral.*
• During 2007, Second Nature participants supported more than 49 million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy.

* U.S. EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator using the average residential customer usage 9,600 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.

Calculate your potential environmental impact

Enroll in Second Nature today

To be eligible, you must be a residential electric customer of Alliant Energy, residing in Wisconsin, Iowa or Minnesota.

Enroll in Second Nature online through Your Account

Your participation will begin with your next billing cycle. Please note that enrollment may take up to eight weeks, depending on when your billing cycle begins and ends. Any changes to your participation become effective with the next practicable billing cycle.

As a thank-you for enrolling, you'll receive a Second Nature gift: an antimicrobial telephone pad.

Certified green energy

The Second Nature program is Green-e Energy certified. Green-e Energy was established by the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions to provide information and an objective standard for consumers to compare renewable energy options, and to verify that consumers get what they pay for.

For more information on Green-e certification requirements, call 1-888-63-GREEN or log on to www.green-e.org.