About Duane Arnold Energy Center

Duane Arnold Energy Center

Quick facts

• One nuclear power unit located near Palo, Iowa - approximately nine miles northwest of Cedar Rapids
• Generates about 592 million watts of electricity - enough power to supply the annual needs of more than 600,000 homes
• Reactor manufacturer - General Electric
• Turbine generator manufacturer - General Electric
• A safe, reliable and low-cost producer of electricity

Plant milestones

Ownership information

FPL Group, through its subsidiary NextEra Energy Resources, has a 70 percent ownership in DAEC. Central Iowa Power Cooperative has a 20 percent ownership, with Corn Belt Power Cooperative holding the remaining 10 percent ownership.

Speakers’ bureau program

The DAEC provides guest presenters to community meetings and local schools through our speakers’ bureau program. Limited, business-related requests for tours of the plant are considered. To inquire about visiting the DAEC or to request information on our speakers’ bureau program, please call Renee Nelson, Communications Manager, at 319-851-7140.

Community and environmental stewardship

Nestled among the cornfields of Iowa and the banks of the Cedar River is Iowa’s only nuclear power plant, the DAEC. The plant is situated on 500 acres of land approximately nine miles from the city of Cedar Rapids. The plant utilizes only a small portion of this land for power production, and leases the remaining portion of the land to area farmers to raise crops and allow for animal grazing. For more than 30 years, the DAEC has been generating safe, clean energy and continues to be an important part of a diverse energy mix.

The DAEC is also a thriving workplace and generous neighbor to its local community. The plant employs more than 500 Iowans and has an annual payroll of $46 million. Additionally, replacement property taxes attributed to DAEC operations were approximately $2.95 million in 2004, based on electric generation.

Involvement at both the corporate and employee levels of the organization support numerous economic, social and environmental programs to improve the quality of life of all Iowans. Some of these programs include the United Way of East Central Iowa, Boy and Girl Scouts, Quota Club International, the Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair, the McLeod Busse IMAX Science Station and more.

Frequently asked questions

Follow these links for more information:

• Frequently Asked Questions About Duane Arnold Operations

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