Stakeholder Comment Period Open for Green-e Certification of Alliant Energy’s “Alliant Energy® Renewable Energy Impact™ Program”
Stakeholder Comment Period Open for Green-e Certification of Alliant Energy’s “Alliant Energy® Renewable Energy Impact™ Program”
Feedback from all interested stakeholders will be accepted through Friday, June 5, 2026
Alliant Energy is pursuing Green-e® Energy Certification for Alliant Energy® Renewable Energy Impact™ Program, a utility green pricing program available to commercial customers in Iowa and served by Alliant owned wind facilities in Wisconsin Power & Light’s service territory.
At this time, Alliant Energy is seeking certification for Alliant Energy® Renewable Energy Impact™ Program. which meets the requirements outlined in the Green-e® Renewable Energy Standard for Canada and the United States (the “Standard”) and the Green-e® Energy Code of Conduct for Canada and the United States, as highlighted below.
- New Renewables: Resources that are allocated to the program or procured will meet the requirement for beginning operation or having been repowered according to the “New Date” as listed in the Standard.
- Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Tracking: The RECs generated from facility meeting the requirement set forth in the Standard will be tracked in CleanCounts (formerly M-RETS). Alliant Energy will then retire these RECs on behalf of their customers, by transferring the designated RECs the CleanCounts retirement sub-account established for that calendar year’s Alliant Energy® Renewable Energy Impact™ Program. These RECs will not count towards Alliant Energy’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) targets.
- Verification Audit: Alliant Energy will submit the verification materials for the Alliant Energy® Renewable Energy Impact™ Program in the Wisconsin Power & Light territory. A third-party CPA will perform the necessary audit for the verification process.
- Marketing Compliance Review (MCR): Alliant Energy will be participating in the annual MCR where the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) staff confirms that Alliant Energy is not making false or misleading statements about their product and that they have made pricing, power, and contract disclosure to customers in a standardized format. In addition to the MCR, Alliant Energy is submitting the program marketing materials to CRS to review in advance of the program launch in 2026.
- RPS Requirements: Alliant Energy is required to meet any state or federal Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requirements, legislation, or settlement agreements. Alliant Energy will comply with the Green-e® requirements for regulatory additionality by procuring renewables additional to state RPS requirements for this voluntary product, with the exception of customers signed up for the 100% level (to avoid over procuring).
This 21-day stakeholder comment process is your opportunity to weigh in on the product offering to make sure it meets your needs and expectations. Comments will be provided to the applicant and the Green-e® Governance Board; the Board will review the application, comments, and responses, and consider whether to approve the application for certification of Alliant Energy’s Alliant Energy® Renewable Energy Impact™ Program as submitted or to suggest changes.
The application is available for download below. If you would like to review the Standard or other governing documents, visit Green-e® Energy Documents.
CRS is accepting stakeholder comments on the application for 21 days—please submit any comments by Friday, June 5, 2026. Comments can be sent to info@green-e.org. Please feel free to forward this to other interested parties. Any comments received may be posted on the Green-e® website.
Thank you in advance for your review and feedback on this application.