Walter Scott Jr Energy Center
Walter Scott Jr Energy Center
OperatingCoal Power Plant           Total Power
1778.9 MW
Address

7215 Navajo St.
Council Bluffs, IA
51501
United States of America
Latitude: 41.18
Longitude: -95.8408
Notes
Installation of one 790 MWe supercritical pulverized coal fired boiler designed for base load operation on Powder River Basin coal.  "Unit 4" will be co-located with existing Units 1-3. From Sierra Club: The new plant is the largest source of new air and global warming pollution in Iowa, which has already shown a 38 percent increase in carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants over the past 10 years. Being fought by Iowa PIRG
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Environmental Justice Analysis
Distance (miles)02.551025
American Indian1.0%0.6%0.5%1.6%0.9%
Asian1.7%1.3%1.2%1.4%3.8%
Black1.4%1.1%2.6%5.2%9.4%
Hispanic7.3%5.7%9.4%26.8%13.6%
White85.6%87.2%80.9%61.3%67.9%
67.9%
Population1,2371,88211k183k770k
Income$77k$70k
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GROUPS
GroupSt.Interest
Plains Justice Interested
Sierra Club Interested


CORPORATION
NameRelationOwnership
Atlantic Municipal Utilities Owner 2.50%
Cedar Falls Utilities Owner 3.10%
Central Iowa Power Cooperative Owner 11.50%
City of Alta Owner 0.13%
City of New Hampton Owner 0.53%
City of Sumner Owner 0.13%
City of West Bend Owner 0.13%
Corn Belt Power Coop Owner 3.80%
Eldridge City Utilities Owner 0.53%
Lincoln Electric System Owner 12.66%
MidAmerican Energy Co Owner 79.10%
Montezuma Town of Owner 0.40%
Municipal Energy Agency of NE Owner 6.67%
Pella City of Owner 1.33%
Spencer City of (IA) Owner 1.07%
Waverly Municipal Elec Utility Owner 0.40%


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Generator #1
Power 49 MW

Status History
Operating3-1-1954



Fuels and Products
Subbituminous Coal 1#Input
Natural Gas 2#Input

Generator #2
Power 82 MW

Status History
Operating10-1-1958



Fuels and Products
Subbituminous Coal 1#Input
Natural Gas 2#Input

Generator #3
Power 726 MW

Status History
Operating12-1-1978



Fuels and Products
Subbituminous Coal 1#Input
Oil 2#Input

Generator #4
Unit Type: Burner: Supercritical
Power 923 MW

Status History
Operating6-1-2007



Fuels and Products
Subbituminous Coal 1#Input
Oil 2#Input
Natural Gas 3#Input


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