Muscatine Power and Water (MPW) is advancing its Powering the Future initiative with EcoGen 10, a new 35-megawatt combined heat and power facility designed to strengthen local generation, improve efficiency and support lower-emission operations for the Muscatine community.
Stanley Consultants is serving as lead designer for the project, continuing a partnership with MPW that dates back to 1939. With deep knowledge of MPW’s generation assets and local power needs, Stanley is helping integrate EcoGen 10 into the utility’s existing generation site while supporting reliability, safety, constructability and long-term operating performance.
The natural gas-fueled unit will be capable of co-firing hydrogen blends of up to 10 percent and is expected to achieve nearly 75 percent efficiency. In addition to producing electricity, EcoGen 10 will generate an average of 320,000 pounds per hour of process steam for a neighboring industrial customer, allowing MPW to make more efficient use of fuel while supporting local industry.
The project will also repurpose portions of the transmission line infrastructure from retiring Unit 8 to support Unit 10's grid interconnection, helping streamline integration with MPW's existing system.
With construction progressing toward commercial operation in early 2028, EcoGen 10 represents the next step in MPW’s continued investment in dependable, resilient power.