Recommended approach: Add Nectar as a guest user
Alliant Energy grants third-party access by adding a guest user to your account. You’ll generate a dedicated Nectar email address in the connection wizard, then enter that email — along with Nectar’s name on Alliant Energy’s portal.Adding Nectar as a guest user (Recommended)
Step 1 — Generate your Nectar forwarding email
In the connection wizard, select Option 1: Managed MFA forwarding. You’ll be asked to enter your own email address — this is where Nectar will forward any MFA codes or notifications it receives, so you stay in the loop.1
Start a new connection or reconnect
From Data Input > Connections, click New connection and select Alliant Energy, or click Reconnect on an existing connection showing MFA Token Expired.
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Enter your credentials
Provide your Alliant Energy username and password — the same credentials you use at the Summit Utilities customer portal.
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Enter your own email as the forwarding destination
Enter the email address where you’d like a copy of any forwarded messages to go. This is your address, not Nectar’s.
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Copy the generated Nectar email
On the next screen, the wizard displays:
- A generated Nectar email address (unique to this connection — e.g., nectar-forward-to-your-company@nectarclimate.com)
Step 2 — Add Nectar as a Guest User in Alliant Energy
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Log in to your Alliant Energy account
Go to alliantenergy.com and sign in with your credentials.
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Navigate to account access settings
Go to My Profile > Guest User > Invite User
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Add Nectar as a Guest User
Click Invite User and enter the values:
- Select Account (you might need to invite us on every account)
- First and Last Name: Nectar Climate
- Select Guest Role: View only or Full Access
- Email: (the generated Nectar email from Step 1 — e.g., nectar-forward-to-your-company@nectarclimate.com)
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Submit the invitation
Alliant Energy sends an invitation to the generated Nectar email. Nectar accepts it automatically and begins pulling billing and usage data. The connection status updates to Connected, and any future notifications Alliant Energy sends are forwarded to the email you entered in Step 1.
Email MFA forwarding
If you can’t add Nectar as a guest user, forward Alliant Energy’s verification code emails to a Nectar-provided address so we can complete login on your behalf.1
Start the connection and get your Nectar forwarding address
From Data Input > Connections, start a new Alliant Energy connection (or Reconnect an existing one), enter your Alliant Energy credentials, and copy the unique forwarding address the wizard displays (for example,
nectar-forward-to-your-company@nectarclimate.com).2
Choose MFA forwarding type
The wizard presents two options:
- Managed forwarding: Nectar provides a unique email address (for example,
nectar-forward-to-your-company@nectarclimate.com). Update your Alliant Energy account’s email address to this Nectar-provided address so codes are sent directly to us. - Customer-inbox forwarding (recommended): Keep your current email on Alliant Energy, and set up an auto-forwarding rule in your email client to forward Alliant Energy verification emails to the Nectar-provided address (for example,
nectar-forward-to-your-company@nectarclimate.com).
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Set up email forwarding in your inbox
In the mailbox that receives Alliant Energy verification codes, create a forwarding rule that sends messages from Alliant Energy to the Nectar address from the previous step.
- Sender / from:
no-reply@alliantenergy.com(and any other Alliant Energy sender addresses your account uses) - Forward to: the Nectar address from the previous step
- Keep a copy in the original inbox if you still want to see the codes
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Confirm the forwarding address (if required)
Most email providers send a confirmation code to the forwarding address before enabling the rule. Nectar receives and confirms this automatically, usually within a few minutes.
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Confirm the setup
Nectar triggers a test login. When the verification code is forwarded successfully, the connection moves to Connected.