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Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant

Brownfield

Waverly, Bremer, Iowa · Waverly Municipal Elec Utility

Legacy capacity
3
MW

Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant is a natural gas plant in Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, retired 2013-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 3 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 capacity3 MW
Retirement date2013-09-01
EIA plant ID#6554

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
Operator address1002 Adams Parkway, Waverly, IA, 50677
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.

Site conditions & market — Bremer 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

Total employment (laborshed)7,817
Construction employment464
Land value$9,905/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate18.32¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.56¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.2%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply1.5 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days900
Mean annual temp48°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index30.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers9 · 97% served

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 Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Sumneroil plant620.5 mi—

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 Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BLACK HAWKSubstation-AdjacentIABlack Hawk County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs66.4
OZ Black HawkGreenfieldIABlack Hawk——1.4 yrs65.3
EC Near Waverly Municipal Electric North PlantGreenfieldIABremer——1.4 yrs64.9
EC Near Waverly Municipal Electric North PlantGreenfieldIABremer——1.4 yrs63.4
UNKNOWN137006Substation-AdjacentIABlack Hawk County161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs62.6
UNKNOWN137007Substation-AdjacentIABlack Hawk County161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs62.6
TAP163591Substation-AdjacentIABlack Hawk County161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs62.6
EC Near La PorteGreenfieldIABlack Hawk——1.4 yrs62.4

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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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