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Marshalltown, IA · Marshall County · 42.049°N 92.908°W
Straight-line distances. Nearest named waterway via the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; nearest transmission line via HIFLD. Baseline water stress and groundwater trend describe the surrounding hydrological basin (WRI Aqueduct 4.0, CC BY 4.0) — not this facility’s measured water use. Principal-aquifer system underlying the location (USGS, mapped at 1:2,500,000 — regional context, not site hydrogeology).
Natural gas-fired combustion turbine designed as a flexible peaking resource — Alliant says it can reach full load in less than 15 minutes. Built adjacent to, and intended to complement, Alliant's existing 650 MW Marshalltown Generating Station, sharing the site's advantages. No offtaker is recorded: neither Alliant's release nor the permit coverage names data centers as the driver.
The proposal drew endorsements through the regulatory process from the Marshall County Board of Supervisors, the Marshalltown Chamber of Commerce, Central Iowa Building and Construction Trades, the Iowa Federation of Labor and other organisations. No organised opposition was reported in the cited coverage — a notable contrast with Alliant's Morgan Valley proposal in Linn County.
720-MW Bobcat Energy Center unanimously approvedIowa Utilities Commission unanimously approved the Certificate of Public Convenience, Use and Necessity.
720-MW Bobcat Energy Center unanimously approvedIowa DNR approved the air permits, completing the required approvals.
Alliant Energy receives final permits for Bobcat Energy CenterConfirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.
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