https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-loans-1-9b-to-restart-shuttered-iowa-nuclear-plantContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-loans-1-9b-to-restart-shuttered-iowa-nuclear-planthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-loans-1-9b-to-restart-shuttered-iowa-nuclear-plant#u64702Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:12:13 +0000The U.S. Department of Energy closed a loan of $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to restart the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in eastern Iowa. The facility is the only nuclear plant in the state. This funding supports an effort to bring the shuttered plant back online by 2029.Why it mattersRestarting retired nuclear facilities is an emerging strategy to increase power capacity. The Duane Arnold plant had been shuttered prior to this financing agreement.What is confirmedThe U.S. Department of Energy provided a loan of $1.9 billion to restart a shuttered nuclear plant in Iowa.NextEra Energy is t