Loading…
Maysville, IA · Scott County · 41.680°N 90.732°W
Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO)
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).
Simple-cycle combustion turbine peaking plant: CIPCO says it reaches full capacity in 10 minutes and anticipates operating less than 20 percent of the calendar year (reported elsewhere as typically 20 percent, at most 40 percent). Stack height approximately 150 feet. CIPCO chose the site for its proximity to increased demand, existing natural gas pipeline infrastructure and CIPCO-owned transmission lines. The plant would serve CIPCO's 58-county Iowa service area, with Eastern Iowa Light & Power REC as the local distributor — a cooperative system resource, not a contracted data center supply, so no offtaker is recorded.
The Scott County Board of Supervisors rejected the special-use permit 4-0 on 2026-02-12; the land is zoned agricultural preservation, a designation Scott County created in 2008 to protect productive soils. Dozens of residents, farmers and landowners oppose the site on agricultural-preservation and property-value grounds, and packed an Iowa Utilities Commission meeting in April 2026. The IUC can override local zoning: CIPCO could formally submit by 2026-05-06 at the earliest, under docket GCU-2026-0001, after which the commission has 45 days to schedule a public hearing.
Scott County residents pack Iowa Utilities Commission meeting on CIPCO plantScott County Board of Supervisors rejected the special-use permit 4-0; CIPCO pursued an Iowa Utilities Commission certificate instead (docket GCU-2026-0001).
Scott County residents pack Iowa Utilities Commission meeting on CIPCO plantConfirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.
Last updated:
Compute Atlas is meant to be corrected. If you have better, source-backed data on this facility, suggest a change — it’s reviewed before anything updates.