Regulated utility serving 1M+ electric and 425K gas customers across Iowa and Wisconsin
Alliant Energy operates a traditional utility infrastructure stack (SCADA, PLC, DCS, GIS, Maximo) while actively modernizing through cloud migration (Azure, AWS, Snowflake), infrastructure-as-code adoption (Terraform, Ansible), and CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps). Engineering-heavy hiring (36 roles) against a backdrop of ERP implementation, hydroelectric dam modernization, and AI/data strategy adoption signals a multi-year digital transformation agenda focused on plant reliability and operational efficiency.
Notable leadership hires: Chief Information Officer
Alliant Energy is a publicly traded utility corporation headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, serving approximately 1 million electric and 425,000 natural gas retail customers across Iowa and Wisconsin. The company operates regulated utility infrastructure including hydroelectric facilities and thermal generation capacity. Core operations revolve around energy delivery, grid reliability, and customer service. Strategic priorities include modernizing aging hydroelectric assets, implementing enterprise resource planning systems at scale, developing predictive maintenance capabilities, and advancing AI and data analytics across operations. The company has set a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target for utility operations by 2050.
SCADA, PLC, DCS, GIS, and Maximo for grid and asset management; Python, SQL, Snowflake for analytics; Azure, AWS, Nutanix for cloud; Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, GitHub Actions for infrastructure automation.
Madison, Wisconsin. The company serves regulated utility customers exclusively in Iowa and Wisconsin.
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