MUSCATINE PLANT #1
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 294 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Muscatine County
- Operator
- BOARD OF WATER ELECTRIC & COMMUNICATIONS
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1958
- EIA plant ID
- 1167
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 552 GWh
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.3916, -91.0557
MUSCATINE PLANT #1, a 294 MW Coal power plant in Muscatine County, Iowa. Operated by BOARD OF WATER ELECTRIC & COMMUNICATIONS, commissioned 1958.
How MUSCATINE PLANT #1 compares
With 294 MW of capacity, MUSCATINE PLANT #1 ranks 10th among the 198 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Iowa and 6th of the 19 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.4% of Iowa's operating Coal capacity and 1.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 190th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1958, it is older than 85% of the 198 operating Iowa plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Muscatine County with 2 other operating plants, WEST LIBERTY and WILTON.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 276 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 552 GWh in 2024, down 31% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1958 and 1983.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line, about 0.3 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 846 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LOUISA (812 MW, Coal).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
MUSCATINE PLANT #1 is a 294 MW coal power plant in Muscatine County, IA, operated by BOARD OF WATER ELECTRIC & COMMUNICATIONS, commissioned in 1958. Muscatine County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 88th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 90th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Muscatine County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 4.3 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 7.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 6.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.55 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.42 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 44.6 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 15.2 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Muscatine County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Muscatine County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.