Alliant Energy Community Solar and Battery Storage – Onsite visit and talk
Join us for lunch! October 1 is world-wide “IEEE Day”. Chick-fil-A sandwiches and a beverage will be provided to all who register or provide a group count!
We are meeting on-site at the Alliant Energy Community Solar Facility. This facility became fully operational in February 2024.
https://www.alliantenergy.com/alliantenergynews/newscenter/021324-cedarrapidssolaroperational
The Alliant Energy Community Solar garden is now generating renewable energy for the more than 300 Alliant Energy customers who subscribed to the utility’s first community solar garden in Iowa. The 4.5-megawatt garden is Alliant Energy’s largest operational solar project to date in Iowa.
Safety:
Please note that both the ESS and Community Solar sites are active. We will not have access inside the fenced areas. Alliant Energy asks that participants dress for the weather and the rugged conditions. The assembly area is gravel, and the site is surrounded by unmanaged prairie. We ask that you wear close-toed shoes. Hard hats are not required.
Site Access: The navigation address is 1435 Wilson Avenue, Cedar Rapids.
- Turn south off Wilson Ave onto the access road between the railroad tracks. (see photo below)
- Bear right at the Y and follow for approximately 200 yards.
- The Deer Run BESS is located just south of the Alliant distribution substation.
- Parking and assembly will be near the fenced Energy Storage System.
