Muscatine Plant #1

Brownfield

Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa · Board of Water Electric & Communications

Legacy capacity
18
MW

Muscatine Plant #1 is a coal plant in Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, retired 2024-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 18 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 capacity18 MW
Retirement date2024-03-01
EIA plant ID#1167

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.7 mi
OperatorBoard of Water Electric & Communications
Operator address1700 Dick Drake Way, 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 Muscatine Plant #1, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Muscatine Plant #1
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN131605Substation-AdjacentIAScott County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs78.4
UNKNOWN131604Substation-AdjacentIAScott County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs75.8
LOUISASubstation-AdjacentIAMuscatine County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs72.3
FAIR STATIONSubstation-AdjacentILRock Island County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.6
UNKNOWN159109Substation-AdjacentIAMuscatine County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.4
UNKNOWN131382Substation-AdjacentIAScott County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs71.4
UNKNOWN131602Substation-AdjacentIAScott County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.5
TAP159108Substation-AdjacentIAMuscatine County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs69.8

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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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