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Walter Scott Jr Energy Center

Brownfield

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa · MidAmerican Energy Co

Legacy capacity
131
MW

Walter Scott Jr Energy Center is a coal plant in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, retired 2015-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 131 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 capacity131 MW
Retirement date2015-03-01
EIA plant ID#1082

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorMidAmerican Energy Co
Operator address7215 Navajo St., Council Bluffs, IA, 51501
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 Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Walter Scott Jr Energy Center
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WALTER SCOTT ENERGY CENTERSubstation-AdjacentIAMills County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs70.7
UNKNOWN131651Substation-AdjacentNESarpy County345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs69.4
UNKNOWN137755Substation-AdjacentIAMills County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs69.2
UNKNOWN131665Substation-AdjacentNESarpy County345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs69.2
UNKNOWN131416Substation-AdjacentIAMills County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs69.2
OPPD BLONDO STREETSubstation-AdjacentNEDouglas County345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs68.8
OZ DouglasGreenfieldNEDouglas——3.5 yrs67.7
UNKNOWN131751Substation-AdjacentNESarpy County345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs67.5

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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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