Fair Station

Brownfield

Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa · Central Iowa Power Cooperative

Legacy capacity
63
MW

Fair Station is a coal plant in Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, retired 2013-11-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 63 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity63 MW
Retirement date2013-11-01
EIA plant ID#1218

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
OperatorCentral Iowa Power Cooperative
Operator address3800 HWY 22, Muscatine, IA, 52761
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal 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 Fair Station, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Fair Station
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN131605Substation-AdjacentIAScott County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs78.4
SUB 91Substation-AdjacentIAScott County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs76.4
UNKNOWN131604Substation-AdjacentIAScott County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs75.8
OAK GROVESubstation-AdjacentILRock Island County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs75.3
RiversideBrownfieldILRock Island—141 MW—74.5
UNKNOWN132671Substation-AdjacentILRock Island County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs73.7
UNKNOWN132672Substation-AdjacentILRock Island County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs73.7
TAP137690Substation-AdjacentIAScott County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs73.4

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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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