NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Reactivation
615 MW AI data center in Palo, IA, United States: announced.
- Capacity: 615 MW
- Location: Palo, IA, United States
- Developer: NextEra Energy
- Status: announced
- Energy source: Nuclear
NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Reactivation is a 615 MW AI data center project located in Palo, IA, United States, currently announced. It is being built by NextEra Energy. Its energy source is listed as Nuclear. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across IA, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
NextEra plans to reactivate the Duane Arnold nuclear plant near Palo, Iowa, which it notes is Iowa's only nuclear facility. It's tracked at 615 MW with a 2029 start and is aimed at AI training load.
Public companies linked to NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Reactivation
Developers, tenants, and suppliers tracked by Data Center Index with exposure to this project:
- NextEra Energy (NEE), developer · energy · mid DC exposure
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Frequently asked questions
- What is NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Reactivation?
- NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Reactivation is a power generation asset feeding AI data center demand in Palo, Iowa tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is announced.
- Where is NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Reactivation?
- NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Reactivation is in Palo, Iowa. Every tracked Iowa campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/iowa.
- How big is NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Reactivation?
- Data Center Index tracks NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Reactivation at 615 MW. That capacity is an estimate. We modeled or inferred it, and no source states it. This entry is a power generation asset, not a data center hall.
- Who is building NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Reactivation?
- NextEra Energy is developing NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Reactivation.
- When will NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Reactivation come online?
- The next building at NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Reactivation is expected online March 31, 2029. That date is the first building going live, not the full build-out.
- Which public companies are linked to NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Reactivation?
- Data Center Index links 1 tracked public company to NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Reactivation: NextEra Energy (NEE). Each is a developer, tenant or supplier with a sourced link to the project.
Sources
- AI Data Center Index facility profile: Nextera Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Reactivation (aidci · aggregator · 2026-04-29)