EC Near Muscatine Plant #1
GreenfieldMuscatine County, Iowa · MISO
At a glance
EC Near Muscatine Plant #1 is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Muscatine County, Iowa, scoring 58.6/100 DC Readiness — 29th of 62 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
Strong incentives; utilities courting hyperscale load.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $1M+ investments; property tax phase-in for new construction.
Site location
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How does EC Near Muscatine Plant #1 compare with other sites in Muscatine County?
EC Near Muscatine Plant #1 ranks 29th of 62 scored candidate sites in Muscatine County. Its 58.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.2. It is roughly in line with the Iowa average of 56.4 and about 10% above the national average of 53.2.
Against the Iowa average, its strongest sub-score is water (87 vs 87) and its weakest is natural hazard (55 vs 69). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Muscatine Plant #1 to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is ALW16X26_WAPELLO_TR91_TR91 (MISO), 71 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is SFN IA-Davenport at 28.3 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is SFN IA-Davenport, 28.3 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Muscatine Plant #1?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.60 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Muscatine County "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Muscatine County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUB 92 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 65.5 |
| EC Near Fair Station | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 63.2 |
| EC Near Wilton | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.3 |
| EC Near Muscatine Plant #1 | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.6 |
| Durant | Brownfield | — | 2 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.6 |
| EC Near Fair Station | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.4 |
| EC Near Fair Station | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.3 |
| EC Near Muscatine Plant #1 | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 60.9 |
EC Near Muscatine Plant #1: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Muscatine Plant #1?
EC Near Muscatine Plant #1 scores 58.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 29th of 62 scored sites in Muscatine County. The Muscatine County average is 57.2 and the Iowa average is 56.4.
What grid region is EC Near Muscatine Plant #1 in?
EC Near Muscatine Plant #1 is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Muscatine Plant #1 in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Near Muscatine Plant #1?
Parcel records list the owner as MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO (private land).
How far is EC Near Muscatine Plant #1 from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is SFN IA-Davenport, about 28.3 miles away; 9 fiber providers report service at the location.
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About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Near Muscatine Plant #1, Muscatine County, IA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/iowa/muscatine-county/ec-near-muscatine-plant-1-2c4bd9c4 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.
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