Agency GT

Brownfield

West Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa · Interstate Power and Light Co

Legacy capacity
79
MW

Agency GT is a natural gas plant in West Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, retired 2010-11-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 79 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity79 MW
Retirement date2010-11-01
EIA plant ID#7706

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation5.9 mi
OperatorInterstate Power and Light Co
Operator addressAgency Rd, West Burlington, IA, 52601
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Agency GT, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Agency GT
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SUB TSubstation-AdjacentIALee County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs68.0
UNKNOWN132660Substation-AdjacentILHancock County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.7
DENMARKSubstation-AdjacentIADes Moines County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.4
VIELESubstation-AdjacentIALee County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.0
BURLINGTON (IA)Substation-AdjacentIADes Moines County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs65.6
UNKNOWN131621Substation-AdjacentIADes Moines County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs65.0
Agency GTBrownfieldIADes Moines County79 MW1.4 yrs62.4
OZ Des MoinesGreenfieldIADes Moines1.4 yrs62.2

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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