Riverside

Brownfield

Bettendorf, Scott, Iowa · MidAmerican Energy Co

Legacy capacity
141
MW

Riverside is a natural gas plant in Bettendorf, Scott, Iowa, retired 2021-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 141 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 usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity141 MW
Retirement date2021-01-01
EIA plant ID#1081

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorMidAmerican Energy Co
Operator address6001 State Street, Bettendorf, IA, 52722
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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 Riverside, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Riverside
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN131605Substation-AdjacentIAScott County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs78.4
UNKNOWN122189Substation-AdjacentIAClinton County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs76.6
SUB 39Substation-AdjacentILRock Island County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs76.5
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
UNKNOWN132672Substation-AdjacentILRock Island County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs73.7

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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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