Walter Scott Jr Energy Center
OperatingCoal Power Plant           Total Power
1778.9 MW
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7215 Navajo St.
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
United States
Latitude: 41.18
Longitude: -95.8408
Year Opened: 1954
Water Source: Missouri River, Wells
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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Data Sources

EIA 2008
EJN Coal Spreadsheet 2006/2007
EJN Natural Gas Spreadsheet
EJN Coal Spreadsheet
EPA 119 Proposed Coal Plants - 2003/2004
Coal Swarm
Sierra Club: Stopping the Coal Rush
EIA 2012 Form 860
EIA 2014 Form 860
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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%
Population1,2371,88211k183k770k
Income$77k$70k
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PowerTypeStatusFuelSecondary Fuel(s)
49 MWOperatingSubbituminous Coal Natural Gas  
82 MWOperatingSubbituminous Coal Natural Gas  
726 MWOperatingSubbituminous Coal Oil  
923 MWBurner: SupercriticalOperatingSubbituminous Coal Oil Natural Gas

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