#Iowa

USA, Iowa: Iowa electric utility Alliant Energy is building several big substations in Cedar Rapids with an aim to replace and retire a lot of small substations, as part of $210 million investment in electrical distribution projects in 2015.

USA, Iowa: Alliant Energy crews are still cleaning up after a transformer exploded Thursday afternoon at a substation in North Liberty, Iowa, shutting off power to 4,200 customers in the North Liberty area for several hours.