William D. Harvey

William D. Harvey has been president chief executive officer of Alliant Energy since 2005. Prior to become CEO, he served as chief operating officer for the company. Before joining Alliant, Harvey he for Wisconsin Power & Light Co and as principal in the firm Wheeler, Van Sickle, Anderson, Norman & Harvey.

Harvey received his B.A. in Economics from University of Wisconsin - Madison and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Affiliations
Harvey has the following affiliations:
 * Sentry Insurance, Board of Directors (2006-present)
 * Alliant Energy Corporation, Board of Directors (2005-present)
 * Edison Electric Institute, Board of Directors (2005-present)
 * American Gas Association, Board of Directors (2005-present)
 * University of Wisconsin Extension - Board of Visitors (2005-present)
 * Alliant Energy Foundation, Inc., Board of Directors (2003-present)
 * American Transmission Company, Board of Directors (2002-present)
 * United Way of Dane County, continuous participation at various levels (1994-present)

Alliant power portfolio
Out of its total 7,252 MW of electric generating capacity (0.67% of the U.S. total), Alliant Energy gets 55.9% from coal, 28.3% from natural gas, 8.2% from nuclear, 6.7% from oil, and 0.5% from hydroelectric. Alliant owns power plants in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

Compensation
In May 2007, Forbes listed Harvey as receiving $3.66 million in total compensation for the latest fiscal year. He ranked 26th on the list of CEOs in the Utilities industry, and 350th among all CEOs in the United States.

Existing coal-fired power plants
Alliant Energy had 30 coal-fired generating stations in 2005, with 4,055 MW of capacity. Here is a list of Alliant's coal power plants with capacity over 100 MW:

In 2005, these 9 coal-fired power plants emitted 28.1 million tons of CO2 (0.5% of all U.S. CO2 emissions) and 86,000 tons of SO2 (0.6% of all U.S. SO2 emissions).

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