Aureon
POWER & GRID
Time-to-power · verification · interconnectionPower reality
Project verification
- Announcedimplied by a later stage
- Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
- Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
- Permittingimplied by a later stage
- Interconnection application
- Feasibility study
- System impact study
- Facilities study
- Interconnection agreement / service contract
- Financing
- Under constructionimplied by a later stage
- Energizationimplied by a later stage
● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Community map.
Grid path
- →facilityAureon
- →substationMLK Substation (161 kV)[1]Proximity onlyUnverifiedNearest mapped substation, 0.88 km away. Proximity does not establish that it serves the site.
- →transmission161 kV line[1]Proximity onlyUnverifiedHighest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.73 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
- →
- Substation capacity:
- not published
- Required upgrades:
- not yet sourced
- Congestion:
- not yet sourced (no nodal price data)
Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.
Interconnection records
No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.
On-site & dedicated generation
- River Hills (Natural Gas, 113 MW) is 1 km away[6]EIA plant within 1.5 km; proximity does not establish that it supplies the facilityNatural gasCo-located113 MWUnverified
Location & imagery
Mapped outline- Coordinates
- 41.58800, -93.63106
- Address
- County
- Polk County
No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.
Ownership, operation & customers
- 1. Property owner of recordNot identified
- 2. Owner / developerNot identified
- 3. OperatorNot identified
- 4. Tenant / cloudNot identified
- 5. End customer / workloadNot identified
Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.
All parties with evidence
- Utility
Location falls inside this utility's retail service territory.
No tenants or end users identified in our sources yet.
Power (all fields)
- Current facility power
- Not yet sourced
- Planned capacity
- Not yet sourced
Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.
Grid & electricity
- ISO / RTO
Location falls inside this ISO/RTO footprint.
- Balancing authority
Control area of the containing utility territory.
- Nearest mapped substation
Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.
- Distance to substation
- Highest-voltage line nearby
Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.
- State avg. industrial price
Iowa statewide average, July 2026.
- State avg. commercial price
Iowa statewide average, July 2026.
- Generation within 50 km
23 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.
- Generation queued in county
2 active generation interconnection requests in Polk County: Storage 340 MW. Queued projects often don't get built.
- Interconnection status
- Not yet sourced
- Contracted / committed power
- Not yet sourced
| Nearby infrastructure | Type | Distance | Voltage / capacity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 kV line · MidAmerican Energy | Transmission line | 0.73 km | 161 kV | [1] |
| 69 kV line · MidAmerican Energy | Transmission line | 0.83 km | 69 kV | [1] |
| River Hills · MidAmerican Energy Co | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 1 km | 113 MW | [6] |
| Greater Des Moines · MidAmerican Energy Co | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 9.2 km | 504 MW | [6] |
| Pleasant Hill · MidAmerican Energy Co | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 9.5 km | 154 MW | [6] |
| Sycamore (Ia) · MidAmerican Energy Co | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 10.1 km | 141 MW | [6] |
| Indianola · Indianola Municipal Utilities | Power plant (Petroleum) | 26 km | 42 MW | [6] |
| Ames Electric Services Power Plant · City of Ames - (IA) | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 48.7 km | 109 MW | [6] |
| Iowa State University · Iowa State University | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 48.9 km | 40 MW | [6] |
| Ames Gt · City of Ames - (IA) | Power plant (Petroleum) | 49 km | 41 MW | [6] |
| MLK Substation · MidAmerican Energy | Substation | 0.88 km | 161 kV | [1] |
| 16th & Wabash Substation · MidAmerican Energy | Substation | 0.98 km | 161 kV | [1] |
| River Hills Gas Plant · MidAmerican Energy | Substation | 1 km | 161 kV | [1] |
| Des Moines Water Works · MidAmerican Energy | Substation | 1.62 km | 69 kV | [1] |
| Forest & Vermont Substation · MidAmerican Energy | Substation | 2.22 km | 161 kV | [1] |
| Unnamed substation | Substation | 2.31 km | — | [1] |
| Largest queued generation in this county | Fuel | Queue status | MW | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J2653 at Army Post 161kV SubstationMISO J2653 | Storage | In study · proposed 2027-05 | 170 MW | [4] |
| J2655 at Army Post 161 kV SubstationMISO J2655 | Storage | In study · proposed 2026-05 | 170 MW | [4] |
Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.
Construction & permitting
- Announced—
- Land acquired—
- Permitting—
- Construction start—
- First operational—
- Expected completion—
Real estate
None sourced yet
None sourced yet
None sourced yet
- Annual property tax
- Not yet sourced
No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.
Size
What changed (last 3 years)
Follow this facility (RSS)No tracked changes yet. Values are recorded on every data refresh, so changes will appear here over time.
Timeline
No dated events sourced yet.
All claims (provenance audit)
16| Field | Value | Source | Confidence | As of | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Aureonway/104082694 name=Aureon | [1] | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Status | Operating | [1] derived | Unverified | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Address | 616 10th Street, Des Moines, IA | [1] | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Utility | MidAmerican Energyterritory 12341: MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO (INVESTOR OWNED, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERG | [2] derived | Likely | 2022 | Shown |
| ISO / RTO | MISOMIDCONTINENT INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR, INC.. | [3] derived | Likely | — | Shown |
| Balancing authority | MISO | [2] derived | Likely | — | Shown |
| Nearest mapped substation | MLK Substation (161 kV)way/46145919 | [1] derived | Likely | 2026-09-28 | Shown |
| Distance to substation | 0.9 km | [1] derived | Likely | 2026-09-28 | Shown |
| Highest-voltage line nearby | 161 kV | [1] derived | Likely | 2026-09-28 | Shown |
| Generation queued in county | 340 MW | [4] derived | Confirmed | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| State avg. industrial price | 9.99¢/kWh | [5] | Confirmed | 2026-07 | Shown |
| State avg. commercial price | 13.27¢/kWh | [5] | Confirmed | 2026-07 | Shown |
| Generation within 50 km | 1.21 GW | [6] derived | Confirmed | 202502 | Shown |
| Floor area | 22,600 sq ft | [1] estimated | Unverified | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Building footprint | 11,300 sq ft | [1] derived | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Floors | 2building:levels=2 | [1] | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |