Second Nature™ for Your Business

Through Alliant Energy’s innovative Second Nature™ program, businesses in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin can support the growth of clean energy from wind, solar and biomass.

As electricity comes into the energy pool from renewable resources, it displaces electricity that would otherwise comes from sources like coal, natural gas and nuclear.

Here’s how the process works:

• Your electric meter measures the kilowatt-hours your business uses each month. We divide this amount by your Second Nature contribution to determine the equivalent of green energy.
• Next, we combine your usage with other Second Nature participants to get the month’s total green requirement.
• Then we make sure we’re bringing enough new green energy into our energy pool to meet the total green requirement.

The additional green energy comes from new Second Nature sources, above and beyond Alliant Energy’s standard generation portfolio.

That means every Second Nature customer directly increases demand for renewable energy and reduces demand for non-renewable energy.

Brochures and fact sheets:

Download a printer-friendly brochure to learn more about Second Nature and how you can make a world of difference for your business:

For Iowa commercial and industrial customers [PDF]

For Wisconsin commercial and industrial customers [PDF]

For Minnesota commercial and industrial customers [PDF]