With loss of nuclear plant, more clean energy is needed | The Gazette

With loss of nuclear plant, more clean energy is needed | The Gazette: For years nearly 10 percent of electricity produced in Iowa came from the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), the nuclear reactor north of Palo. Now the reactor is gone for good. Its owner, NextEra, made the decision to close it. Even though more than 40 percent of our state's electricity comes from clean wind power, most of the rest comes from natural gas and coal, which produces local air pollution and contributes to warming the planet.