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Proposed nuclear projects in Iowa

There are 5 proposed nuclear projects in Iowa's interconnection queue, totaling 1.26 GW of requested capacity. The largest is Queue J3932 at 646 MW, and the median planned online year is 2029.

5
Proposed projects
1.26 GW
Requested capacity
252.2 MW
Average project size
2029
Median planned online year

All proposed nuclear projects in Iowa

TypeRegionIA Status
Queue J3932
J3932
NuclearMISOLinn646 MW20252029
Replacing 244 MW of Solar with Nuclear; Duane Arnold
R5071
NuclearMISOLinn251 MW20252029
Replacing 200 MW of Solar with Nuclear; J1444
R5069
NuclearMISOLinn200 MW20252029
Replacing 100 MW of Solar with Nuclear; Duane Arnold
R5072
NuclearMISOLinn100 MW20252029
Replacing 50 MW of Solar with Nuclear; Duane Arnold
R5070
NuclearMISOLinn64 MW20252029

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Source: "Queued Up" (Rand et al., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2026 edition) (data as of December 31, 2025).