Marshalltown's 1950s-era power plant imploded VIDEO

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa- Crews today (Thursday) completed the implosion this morning of Alliant Energy's Sutherland Generating Station in Marshalltown, Iowa.

The 1950s-era generating station was taken out of service as the new Marshalltown natural gas Generating Station (MGS) came online.

“After Sutherland was built, our employees did a tremendous job maintaining and operating it for decades on behalf of our customers. Now we’re using new technology that will produce cleaner energy in more cost-effective ways.” said Terry Kouba, President of Alliant Energy’s Iowa energy company.


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