Sutherland
BrownfieldMarshalltown, Marshall, Iowa · Interstate Power and Light Co
Sutherland is a natural gas plant in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, retired 2017-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 157 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 — Marshall 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.
Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Sutherland — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell | natural gas plant | 48 | 21.1 mi | — |
| Marshall County Landfill Solar | former landfill site | 0 | 2.6 mi | cleanup_complete |
Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.
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Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Sutherland, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall County Landfill Solar | Brownfield | IA | Marshall | — | 0 MW | 2.8 yrs | 64.8 |
| Sutherland | Brownfield | IA | Marshall County | — | 157 MW | 1.4 yrs | 63.4 |
| EC Near Sutherland | Greenfield | IA | Marshall | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 62.3 |
| EC Near Grinnell | Greenfield | IA | Poweshiek | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 61.3 |
| EC Near Brooklyn | Greenfield | IA | Poweshiek | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 61.3 |
| EC Coal Marshall County | Greenfield | IA | Marshall County | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 60.8 |
| EC Near Sutherland | Greenfield | IA | Marshall | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 60.7 |
| EC Near Sutherland | Greenfield | IA | Marshall | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 60.5 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- SFN IA-WaterlooWaterloo, IA · 6 networks
- LightEdge Des Moines 1 (DSM1)Altoona, IA · 6 networks
- LightEdge Des Moines 2 (DSM2)Altoona, IA · 5 networks
- SFN IA-IowaFallsIowa Falls, IA · 3 networks
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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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