Morgan Valley Energy Center

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Morgan Valley Energy Center is a power station in pre-construction in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Morgan Valley Energy Center Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States 41.904, -91.82 (approximate)[1]
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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Equipment Emergency/Backup
1 Pre-construction[2][1][3] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 240[2][3][4] gas turbine[1][3] 2030 (planned)[2] Siemens Energy: SGT6-5000F[5] no
2 Pre-construction[2][1][3] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 240[2][3][4] gas turbine[1][3] 2030 (planned)[2] [5] no
3 Pre-construction[2][1][3] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 240[2][4][3] gas turbine[1][3] 2030 (planned)[2] Siemens Energy: SGT6-5000F[5] no

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 Alliant Energy[1] Interstate Power and Light Co [100%][1] Alliant Energy Corp [100.0%]
2 Alliant Energy[1] Interstate Power and Light Co [100%][1] Alliant Energy Corp [100.0%]
3 Alliant Energy[1] Interstate Power and Light Co [100%][1] Alliant Energy Corp [100.0%]

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Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 https://corridorbusiness.com/alliant-energy-proposes-new-site-near-fairfax-for-natural-gas-power-plant/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 https://www.alliantenergy.com/our-energy/natural-gas/morgan-valley. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/alliant-weighs-linn-county-site-for-morgan-valley-natural-gas-plant-after-airport-plan-dropped. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://programs.iowadnr.gov/easyair/Public/EnSuite/Shared/Pages/util/StreamDoc.ashx?id=31274&type=attachment. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://www.siemens-energy.com/global/en/home/stories/gas-turbine-iowa-power-demand.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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