Lansing

Brownfield

Lansing, Allamakee, Iowa · Interstate Power and Light Co

Legacy capacity
341
MW

Lansing is a coal plant in Lansing, Allamakee, Iowa, retired 2023-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 341 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 capacity341 MW
Retirement date2023-06-01
EIA plant ID#1047

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
OperatorInterstate Power and Light Co
Operator address2320 Power Plant Drive, Lansing, IA, 52151
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 Lansing, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Lansing
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LANSINGSubstation-AdjacentIAAllamakee County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs69.4
UNKNOWN130575Substation-AdjacentIAAllamakee County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.8
DPC BELL CENTERSubstation-AdjacentWICrawford County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.5
UNKNOWN107663Substation-AdjacentWICrawford County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.0
UNKNOWN129291Substation-AdjacentMNHouston County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.4
GENOASubstation-AdjacentMNHouston County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs65.6
GenoaBrownfieldMNHouston County346 MW1.4 yrs63.3
Greenfield (NELSON DEWEY SW YD - GRAN GRAE)GreenfieldWIGrant County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.2

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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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