Alliant Energy is committed to delivering reliable and responsible energy solutions that deliver long-term savings and exceptional service to all customers. As we work to build the grid of the future, Alliant Energy is partnering with landowners in the agricultural and rural communities to build and maintain clean, affordable energy in and around agricultural land based on shared values and principles.
Our values:
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Do the right thing – We keep our promises to the agriculture and rural communities and conduct our business in an open and honest fashion. | |
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Care for the community – We engage in productive dialogue with agriculture and rural communities to ensure its members feel they belong and can use their unique backgrounds, talents and perspectives to help us be good community stewards. | |
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Make things better – We partner with agricultural and rural customers and communities to solve problems, create opportunities and help improve quality of life. |
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Act for tomorrow – We consult with agricultural and rural communities to ensure we use resources wisely, care for the environment, protect wildlife, respect outdoor recreation sites and continuously improve our operations to benefit the future of rural areas across our service footprint. |
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Think beyond. Be bold – We create and embrace change, innovate beyond current practices and harness the curiosity of Alliant Energy and agricultural and rural communities to find new energy solutions that positively move us all forward. |
Our standards:
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Landowner relations – We negotiate fairly with landowners on reasonable lease terms and compensation for their land. We work with landowners to ensure we develop solar projects that are as compatible with existing agricultural practices as possible. |
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Responsible land use – We hold ourselves and our partners to stringent environmental standards to ensure we contribute to a thriving agricultural community that benefits all and preserves the land for future generations of farmers. |
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Siting and permitting – We site and permit our solar projects in an open, honest and transparent fashion to be good stewards of the environment and good neighbors to landowners and local communities. |
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Developer relations – We hold our solar development and renewable partners to the same rigorous standards we hold ourselves to. We are good agricultural community citizens, and we make every effort to ensure our developers are, too. |