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Power projects in Iowa

FieldProspects tracks 840 planned and operating power projects in Iowa, totaling 45 GW. 117 are planned and 723 are operating. Oil leads with 338 projects and 871.3 MW. The largest is Walter Scott Jr Energy Center at 922.5 MW. FieldProspects also tracks 92 data centers in Iowa.

Data as of

The 5 largest projects in Iowa
ProjectCapacity
Walter Scott Jr Energy Center 922.5 MW
Louisa 811.9 MW
Killdeer 787.4 MW
Ottumwa 725.9 MW
George Neal South 695.9 MW
Iowa projects by technology
TechnologyProjectsCapacity
Oil 338 871.3 MW
Wind 195 21 GW
Natural Gas 132 7.1 GW
Solar 74 6.1 GW
Hydro 22 184.4 MW
Battery Storage 20 2.1 GW
Coal 18 5.2 GW
Landfill Gas 16 15.2 MW
Biomass 9 8.2 MW
Transmission 8 1.1 GW
Diesel 2 11 MW
Other 2 44 MW
Hybrid (Other) 1 263 MW
Solar + Storage (Hybrid) 1 250 MW
Nuclear 1 646 MW
Petroleum Coke 1 34.4 MW

Source. U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860M and ISO/RTO interconnection queues, compiled by FieldProspects.