{"id":338305,"date":"2026-02-27T08:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=338305"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:16:53","slug":"alliant-energy-raises-investment-2026-2029-after-growing-6","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/alliant-energy-raises-investment-2026-2029-after-growing-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Alliant Energy raises investment 2026-2029 after growing 6%."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025 results drive new expansion cycle<\/h2>\n\n<p>Alliant Energy closed 2025 with GAAP EPS of $3.14, up from $2.69 in 2024. On a continuing (non-GAAP) basis, earnings per share rose from $3.04 to $3.22, reflecting 6% year-over-year growth. <\/p>\n\n<p>The company also confirmed its guidance for 2026, projecting continued EPS between $3.36 and $3.46. Performance was supported by higher revenue requirements associated with authorized rate base increases. <\/p>\n\n<p>A little visible but key fact was the climate impact: climate contributed $11 million to net operating profit in 2025, compared to a negative impact of $51 million in 2024, radically changing the comparative environment.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The strategic figure: 3.63 billion in 2028<\/h2>\n\n<p>The most relevant element of the announcement is not only the profit growth, but the new capital plan. By 2028, investment will reach US$3.63 billion, the peak of the 2026-2029 program. <\/p>\n\n<p>The projected figures show a clear acceleration: 3.13 billion in 2026, 3.58 billion in 2027, 3.63 billion in 2028 and 3.07 billion in 2029. This is evidence of a sustained expansion strategy beyond the immediate earnings cycle. <\/p>\n\n<p>The investment leap anticipates more regulated assets in operation, which will fuel future growth in the rate base, the main structural driver of U.S. utility revenues.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Renewables, gas and storage in balance<\/h2>\n\n<p>By category, the plan allocates between $1.06 billion and $1.5 billion annually to <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/offshore-wind-turbines-renewable-energy\/\" data-type=\"articulo\" data-id=\"306145\">renewables<\/a> and storage between 2026 and 2029. In parallel, Alliant Energy&#8217;s investment in gas will peak at $1.52 billion in 2027. <\/p>\n\n<p>The approach reflects the sectoral balance between reliability and decarbonization. Regulated utilities seek to expand renewable capacity without compromising operational stability in electricity and gas grids. <\/p>\n\n<p>In addition, Alliant maintains constant investment in distribution infrastructure, reinforcing network resilience in the face of demand growth and progressive electrification.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data centers and load growth<\/h2>\n\n<p>Alliant Energy management highlighted the growing demand from commercial and industrial customers, including updated agreements with QTS, a major data center operator. This segment is emerging as a key catalyst for incremental load. <\/p>\n\n<p>The regulated model allows the company to invest capital approved by regulators and recover costs via tariffs over time, ensuring stable returns and financial predictability.<\/p>\n\n<p>The strategic backdrop is clear: the rise of data centers and industrial electrification is redefining utility capital planning. Alliant Energy is not only improving profits; it is positioning its rate base for a decade of structural expansion. <\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/oilprice.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>Photo: Shutterstock<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alliant Energy will increase its investment to 3.63 billion in 2028 after raising its EPS 6% in 2025 and consolidating agreements with data centers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8059,"featured_media":332485,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13044],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-338305","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-new-energies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/338305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8059"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/338305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/332485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=338305"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=338305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}