Iowa State University Power Plant

46 MW

Address

616 Beach Rd
Ames, IA
50011
United States of America

Latitude: 42.0275

Longitude: -93.6394

Notes

Burns 85% coal and 15% wood Boiler units converted to natural gas.

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Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	0.2%	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.1%	7.5%	7.9%	7.4%	4.2%
Black	3.4%	4.0%	4.1%	3.9%	2.6%
Hispanic	7.3%	6.3%	5.8%	5.7%	4.5%
White	81.9%	75.7%	76.4%	77.3%	84.1%
	84.1%
Population	2,994	42k	66k	71k	141k
Income					$60k

GROUPS

Group	St.	Interest
Sierra Student Coalition		Interested

CORPORATION

Name	Relation	Ownership
Iowa State University	Owner	100%

LINK

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Iowa State Student Activists Firghting Coal Blogs/Media Campaign Blog Iowa State student activists fighting coal on campus! Iowa State student activists fighting coal on campus! Nov 5, 2011
Iowa State University aims to burn wood in coal plant December 2010
ActivUs promotes its Beyond Coal Campaign October 11, 2010
Iowa State University Power Plant Coalswarm

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Unit Information

Power	Type	Status	Fuel	Secondary Fuel(s)
13 MW	Burner: Boiler	Operating	Natural Gas
6.2 MW	Burner: Boiler	Operating	Natural Gas
12 MW	Burner: Fluidized Bed - Circulating	Operating	Coal	Natural Gas
15 MW	Burner: Fluidized Bed - Circulating	Operating	Coal	Natural Gas
3 MW		Closed	Coal	Natural Gas

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