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The Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) was Iowa's only nuclear power plant.It is located on a 500-acre (200 ha) site on the west bank of the Cedar River, two miles (3.2 km) north-northeast of Palo, Iowa, USA, or eight miles (13 km) northwest of Cedar Rapids.
During 2019, wind power from about 5,100 turbines (10,200 MW) throughout Iowa generated 41% of electricity, which was the highest share among the United States. [4] Wind is a durable resource year-round and throughout the state, and trends mildest during summer months and in southeastern regions.
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‹ The template Pie chart is being considered for merging. › Sources of Iowa utility-scale electricity generation: full-year 2022 Wind (62.4%) Coal (25.4%) Natural Gas (9.2%) Hydroelectric (1.6%) Solar (1%) Biomass (0.3%) Petroleum (0.2%) Iowa electricity production by type Iowa is one of the largest states by electric production and the largest one that does not produce petroleum. In 2021 ...
Quad Cities Generating Station is a two-unit nuclear power plant located near Cordova, Illinois, United States, on the Mississippi River.The two General Electric boiling water reactors give the plant a total gross electric capacity of approximately 1,880 MW.
Nuclear power's contribution to global energy production was about 4% in 2023. This is a little more than wind power, which provided 3.5% of global energy in 2023. [167] Nuclear power's share of global electricity production has fallen from 16.5% in 1997, in large part because the economics of nuclear power have become more difficult. [168]