Decorah Area Group weighs in on the Iowa Utilities Board's decision about an Alliant Energy rate increase

"The final rate increase of over 15 percent for residential and large general service customers and nearly 11 percent for most business is still way too high, especially in context of the 2018 rate hike and another likely (rate increase request) in 2021. But the combined testimony of interveners did reduce the total increase roughly 38 percent from the company's original proposal, saving Decorah area customers roughly $1 million a year. We also successfully protected solar customers both large and small from major discriminatory fees, keeping at least another $250,000 in the pockets of local solar owners every year, and keeping the door open for growing solar ownership."
 
The Decorah Area Group also noted that the Iowa Utilities Board chastised Alliant for "withholding from and not providing to the citizens of Decorah accurate information about anticipated rate increases" during the 2018 municipal electric referendum in Decorah.  The IUB will require Alliant to submit a plan to ensure that "accurate and current" information is presented to communities within the Alliant service area.