La Porte
BrownfieldLa Porte City, Black Hawk, Iowa · La Porte City Utilities
La Porte is a oil plant in La Porte City, Black Hawk, Iowa, retired 2013-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Site conditions & market — Black Hawk 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
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
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 La Porte, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK HAWK | Substation-Adjacent | IA | Black Hawk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 2.8 yrs | 67.2 |
| OZ Black Hawk | Greenfield | IA | Black Hawk | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 66.2 |
| HAZLETON | Substation-Adjacent | IA | Buchanan County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 2.8 yrs | 66.1 |
| EC Near Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant | Greenfield | IA | Bremer | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 65.6 |
| EC Near Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant | Greenfield | IA | Bremer | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 64.1 |
| EC Near La Porte | Greenfield | IA | Black Hawk | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 63.7 |
| UNKNOWN137006 | Substation-Adjacent | IA | Black Hawk County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 2.8 yrs | 63.4 |
| UNKNOWN137007 | Substation-Adjacent | IA | Black Hawk County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 2.8 yrs | 63.4 |
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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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