Iowa Nuclear Profile 2010 Iowa profile
| Primary energy source | Summer capacity (mw) |
Share of State total (percent) |
Net generation (thousand mwh) |
Share of State total (percent) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear | 601 | 4.1 | 4,451 | 7.7 |
| Coal | 6,956 | 47.7 | 41,283 | 71.8 |
| Hydro and Pumped Storage | 144 | 1.0 | 948 | 1.6 |
| Natural Gas | 2,299 | 15.8 | 1,312 | 2.3 |
| Other Renewable1 | 3,584 | 24.6 | 9,360 | 16.3 |
| Petroleum | 1,007 | 6.9 | 154 | .0.3 |
| Total | 14,592 | 100.0 | 57,509 | 100 |
| 1Municipal Solid Waste net generation is allocated according to the biogenic and non-biogenic components of the fuel; however, all Municipal Solid Waste summer capacity is classified as Renewable. Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Other Renewable: Wood, black liquor, other wood waste, biogenic municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, agriculture byproducts, other biomass, geothermal, solar thermal, photovoltaic energy, and wind. Sources: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |
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Plants in State
Operator: FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC
Location and Service Territory: The single-unit Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) is located on a 500-acre site on the western bank of the Cedar River near Palo, Iowa.
Construction Cost: $1.165 billion (2007 USD)2
Staffing: Approximately 500 employees
Reactor Descriptions: The Duane Arnold unit is a General Electric Type 4 boiling water reactor.
Cooling System: Duane Arnold is cooled by two mechanical draft cooling towers supplied by water from the Cedar River.
2Nuclear Power Plant Construction Activity, DOE/EIA-0473(86), Energy Information Administration, 1986, pp 16-17, Table 5. Adjusted to 2007 Dollars using Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index.