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Centerville

Brownfield

Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa · Interstate Power and Light Co

Legacy capacity
60
MW

Centerville is a oil plant in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, retired 2017-11-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 60 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity60 MW
Retirement date2017-11-01
EIA plant ID#1105

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address1625 N. 14th St, Centerville, IA, 52544
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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.

Site conditions & market — Appanoose County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)3,928
Construction employment99
Land value$4,927/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate13.42¢/kWh
Industrial power rate8.19¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.2%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply6.7 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days900
Mean annual temp48°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index30.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers8 · 73% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Centerville, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Centerville
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OTTUMWA GENERATION STATIONSubstation-AdjacentIAWapello County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs62.8
CentervilleBrownfieldIAAppanoose County—60 MW1.4 yrs60.4
EC Near CentervilleGreenfieldIAAppanoose——1.4 yrs59.8
EC Near CentervilleGreenfieldIAAppanoose——1.4 yrs59.8
OZ AppanooseGreenfieldIAAppanoose——1.4 yrs59.7
OZ DavisGreenfieldIADavis——1.4 yrs59.6
EC Near CentervilleGreenfieldIAAppanoose——1.4 yrs59.5
EC Near CentervilleGreenfieldIAAppanoose——1.4 yrs59.5

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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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